Effectiveness of mHealth App-Based Interventions for Increasing Physical Activity and Improving Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Jun-Wei Wang (Author), Zhicheng Zhu (Author), Zhang Shuling (Author), Jia Fan (Author), Yu Jin (Author), Zhan-Le Gao (Author), Wan-Di Chen (Author), Xue Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reduced physical activity (PA) levels and increased sedentary behavior (SB), which can lead to worsening physical fitness (PF). Children and adolescents may benefit from mobile health (mHealth) apps to increase PA and improve PF. However, the effecti...