Development of an Evidence-Based mHealth Weight Management Program Using a Formative Research Process

• Main Authors: Waterlander, Wilma (Author), Whittaker, Robyn (Author), McRobbie, Hayden (Author), Dorey, Enid (Author), Ball, Kylie (Author), Maddison, Ralph (Author), Myers Smith, Katie (Author), Crawford, David (Author), Jiang, Yannan (Author), Gu, Yulong (Author), Michie, Jo (Author), Ni Mhurchu, Cliona (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

BackgroundThere is a critical need for weight management programs that are effective, cost efficient, accessible, and acceptable to adults from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. mHealth (delivered via mobile phone and Internet) weight management programs have potential to address this ne...