Researchers from the University of Florida and the University of Kansas conducted a meta-analysis of 37 studies on mobile health interventions used with pediatric patients. The studies covered a variety of topics, including diabetes, immunizations, asthma, obesity and physical activity. The mHealth apps covered by the studies did a variety of things, such as provide personalized reminders and information or record disease symptoms and offer feedback.
The researchers found mobile apps to be a “viable health behavior change intervention modality for youth.”
“Given the ubiquity of mobile phones and the willingness of youth to use their mobile devices for health-related activities, mHealth interventions appear poised to be a viable health behavior change modality,” David Fedele, PhD, the study’s lead author, said in a statement. “I think we’re just scratching the surface with what mobile health interventions can really do.”
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