Exercise in obesity-the role of technology in health Services: can this approach work?
Dobbie, Laurence J Tahrani, Abd Alam, Uazman James, Jennifer Wilding, John Cuthbertson, Daniel J
Dobbie, Laurence J
Tahrani, Abd
Alam, Uazman
James, Jennifer
Wilding, John
Cuthbertson, Daniel J
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2021-11-17
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Purpose of review: Physical activity (PA) is an important strategy to prevent and treat obesity. Electronic health (eHealth) interventions, such as wearable activity monitors and smartphone apps, may promote adherence to regular PA and successful weight loss. This review highlights the evidence for eHealth interventions in promoting PA and reducing weight.
Recent findings: Wearables can increase PA and are associated with moderate weight loss in middle/older-aged individuals, with less convincing effects long-term (> 1 year) and in younger people. Data for interventions such as mobile phone applications, SMS, and exergaming are less robust. Investigations of all eHealth interventions are often limited by complex, multi-modality study designs, involving concomitant dietary modification, making the independent contribution of each eHealth intervention on body weight challenging to assess. eHealth interventions may promote PA, thereby contributing to weight loss/weight maintenance; however, further evaluation is required for this approach to be adopted into routine clinical practice.
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Dobbie LJ, Tahrani A, Alam U, James J, Wilding J, Cuthbertson DJ. Exercise in Obesity-the Role of Technology in Health Services: Can This Approach Work? Curr Obes Rep. 2022 Sep;11(3):93-106. doi: 10.1007/s13679-021-00461-x. Epub 2021 Nov 17
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