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Effect of Mobile Health on Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to examine the effects of mobile health (mHealth), using mobile phones as an intervention for weight loss in obese adults. METHODS: An electronic search was carried out using multiple databases. A meta-analysis of selected studies was performed. The effects of mH...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6372470/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30788177 http://dx.doi.org/10.4258/hir.2019.25.1.12 |
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author | Park, Seong-Hi Hwang, Jeonghae Choi, Yun-Kyoung |
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description | OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to examine the effects of mobile health (mHealth), using mobile phones as an intervention for weight loss in obese adults. METHODS: An electronic search was carried out using multiple databases. A meta-analysis of selected studies was performed. The effects of mHealth were analyzed using changes in body weight and body mass index (BMI). RESULTS: We identified 20 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 2,318 participants who fit our inclusion criteria. The meta-analysis showed that body weight was reduced with a weighted mean difference (WMD) of −2.35 kg (95% confidence interval [CI], −2.84 to −1.87). An examination of the impact of duration of intervention showed that weight loss was greater after 6 months of mHealth (WMD = −2.66 kg) than between three and four months (WMD = −2.25 kg); it was maintained for up to 9 months (WMD = −2.62 kg). At 12 months, weight loss was reduced to a WMD of −1.23 kg. BMI decreased with a WMD of −0.77 kg/m(2) (95% CI, −1.01 to −0.52). BMI changes were not statistically significant at 3 months (WMD = −1.10 kg/m(2)), but they were statistically significant at 6 months (WMD = −0.67 kg/m(2)). CONCLUSIONS: The use of mHealth for obese adults showed a modest short-term effect on body weight and BMI. Although the weight loss associated with mHealth did not meet the recommendation of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network, which considers a reduction of approximately 5 to 10 kg of the initial body weight as a successful intervention. Well-designed RCTs are needed to reveal the effects of mHealth interventions. |
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spelling | pubmed-63724702019-02-20 Effect of Mobile Health on Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Park, Seong-Hi Hwang, Jeonghae Choi, Yun-Kyoung Healthc Inform Res Original Article OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to examine the effects of mobile health (mHealth), using mobile phones as an intervention for weight loss in obese adults. METHODS: An electronic search was carried out using multiple databases. A meta-analysis of selected studies was performed. The effects of mHealth were analyzed using changes in body weight and body mass index (BMI). RESULTS: We identified 20 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 2,318 participants who fit our inclusion criteria. The meta-analysis showed that body weight was reduced with a weighted mean difference (WMD) of −2.35 kg (95% confidence interval [CI], −2.84 to −1.87). An examination of the impact of duration of intervention showed that weight loss was greater after 6 months of mHealth (WMD = −2.66 kg) than between three and four months (WMD = −2.25 kg); it was maintained for up to 9 months (WMD = −2.62 kg). At 12 months, weight loss was reduced to a WMD of −1.23 kg. BMI decreased with a WMD of −0.77 kg/m(2) (95% CI, −1.01 to −0.52). BMI changes were not statistically significant at 3 months (WMD = −1.10 kg/m(2)), but they were statistically significant at 6 months (WMD = −0.67 kg/m(2)). CONCLUSIONS: The use of mHealth for obese adults showed a modest short-term effect on body weight and BMI. Although the weight loss associated with mHealth did not meet the recommendation of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network, which considers a reduction of approximately 5 to 10 kg of the initial body weight as a successful intervention. Well-designed RCTs are needed to reveal the effects of mHealth interventions. Korean Society of Medical Informatics 2019-01 2019-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC6372470/ /pubmed/30788177 http://dx.doi.org/10.4258/hir.2019.25.1.12 Text en © 2019 The Korean Society of Medical Informatics http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Park, Seong-Hi Hwang, Jeonghae Choi, Yun-Kyoung Effect of Mobile Health on Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
title | Effect of Mobile Health on Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
title_full | Effect of Mobile Health on Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
title_fullStr | Effect of Mobile Health on Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Mobile Health on Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
title_short | Effect of Mobile Health on Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
title_sort | effect of mobile health on obese adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6372470/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30788177 http://dx.doi.org/10.4258/hir.2019.25.1.12 |
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