Mobile Technology for Obesity Prevention
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Towards Individualised Persuasive Technology for Obesity Prevention in Teenagers
Obesity is a major clinical problem for individuals and health care systems worldwide, alarmingly fuelled by body mass excess in the juvenile age. In spite of its multi-factorial origin, unhealthy lifestyles relative to alimentary behaviours and physical activity habits play a major causative role. Thus, an important preventive action of this condition can be conducted by fostering motivation o...
متن کاملCommunity Readiness as a Prerequisite for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: A Scoping Review
Introduction: The stage of community readiness to make changes or accept childhood obesity prevention programs has an essential role in the eventual success and sustainability of such programs. The current study aims to review the background of community readiness and investigate its importance in planning and implementing childhood obesity prevention programs. Materials and Methods: The litera...
متن کاملEfficacy of technology-based interventions for obesity prevention in adolescents: a systematic review
About one third of adolescents in the USA are overweight and/or obese. Obesity during the adolescent years is associated with many adverse health consequences, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and psychosocial problems. Because of substantial advances in technologies and wide acceptance by adolescents, it is now possible to use technology for healthy weight management an...
متن کاملInterventions employing mobile technology for overweight and obesity: an early systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Obesity is a global epidemic with major healthcare implications and costs. Mobile technologies are potential interventions to promote weight loss. An early systematic review of this rapidly growing area of research was conducted. Electronic databases were searched for articles published between January 1998 and October 2011. Data sources included Medline, Embase and the Cochrane Central Registe...
متن کاملMobile Technology for Knowledge Management
IntroductIon IT support for knowledge management (KM) is a widely discussed issue. Whereas an overempha-sis on technology is often criticized, the general consensus is that a well-balanced combination of technical and social approaches can be a rewarding departure (Alavi & Leidner, 1999). The usage of knowledge management systems (KMSs) (i.e., information systems including for example data ware...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0749-3797
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.12.011