The use of mobile applicatiosn to improve nutrition behaviour: A systematic review

作     者：Paramastri, Rathi Pratama, Satwika Arya Ho, Dang Khanh Ngan Purnamasari, Sintha Dewi Mohammed, Afrah Zaki Galvin, Cooper J Hsu, Yi-Hsin Elsa Tanweer, Afifa Humayun, Ayesha Househ, Mowafa Iqbal, Usman 

作者机构：School of Nutrition and Health Sciences College of Nutrition Taipei Medical University Taipei Taiwan  Taipei Medical University Taipei Taiwan School of Health Care Administration College of Management Taipei Medical University Taipei Taiwan Executive Master Program of Business Administration in Biotechnology College of Management Taipei Medical University Taipei Taiwan School of Health Sciences University of Management and Technology Lahore Pakistan Department of Public Health and Community Medicine Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex Lahore Pakistan  SKZMDC Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex Lahore Pakistan Hamad Bin Khalifa University College of Science and Engineering Qatar Foundation Qatar School of Health Information Science University of Victoria VictoriaBC Canada Master's Program in Global Health & Development Dept. PhD Program in Global Health & Health Security Dept. College of Public Health Taipei Medical University Taipei Taiwan 

出 版 物：《Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine》 (Comput. Methods Programs Biomed.)

年 卷 期：2020年第192卷

核心收录：

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 0835[工学-软件工程] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 10[医学] 

基　　金：This work was supported by Ministry of Science of Technology project number MOST107-2218-E-038-004-MY2 

主　　题：Nutrition 

摘      要：Background and Objective: Mobile applications could be effectively used for dietary intake assessment, physical activity monitoring, behavior improvement, and nutrition education. The aim of this review is to determine the effectiveness of mobile applications in improving nutrition behaviors through a systematic review of literature. Methods: The review protocol was registered with PROSPERO: registration number CRD42018118809, and followed PRISMA guidelines. We involved original articles including mobile electronic devices for improving dietary intake, physical activity, and weight management in adult populations in this review. Data were retrieved from January 2010 to December 2018 with PubMed, Web of Science, Excerpta Medica Database (Embase), and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) as data sources. Authors individually screened the titles and abstracts, then full articles in order to obtain papers that met inclusion criteria. Results: The database search yielded 2962 records. After removing the duplicates and analyzing the full text papers a total of 8 original articles were reviewed. Two articles showed obvious bias and were not included in our results or discussion. The remaining six articles with low to moderate bias risk were included in this systematic review. Three selected studies were randomized control trials (RCTs) with over 180 participants each. The other three studies were a nested trial, a case-control trial, and a pilot RCT with 36, 162, and 24 participants respectively. All larger RCTs and the small case control trail showed significant improvements in some nutritional-health objectives measured. The other two trials showed insignificant improvements in outcomes measured between groups. Conclusion: This study highlights the potential significant health benefits acquirable through mobile health application-assisted nutrition interventions. Some of these studies required significant financial and time input from provide