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- Title
Effectiveness of mobile applications for behavioral changes in health: a systematic review.
- Authors
Rodrigues Paula, Thais; Paixão de Menezes, Angélica; Gomes Guedes, Nirla; Martins da Silva, Viviane; Moreira Leitão Cardoso, Maria Vera Lúcia; de Sena Ramos, Erivando
- Abstract
Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of mobile applications for behavioral changes focused in health. Methods: systematic review, from the PubMed, SCOPUS, Cochrane, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Medline. The descriptors used were: Mobile applications and Health. The study used the protocol Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses, and the methodological quality was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute® instrument. The final sample was made up of eight articles. Results: most randomized clinical trials showed that interventions with applications are potentially effective strategies to change behavior in health, especially when associated to other strategies in accordance to the specific population/context. The articles included in the review were in accordance to at least nine of the thirteen questions of methodological quality evaluation. Conclusion: the use of applications has impacts on behavioral change and contributes for positive results in the state of health.
- Subjects
BEHAVIOR modification; CINAHL database; HEALTH promotion; INFORMATION storage &; retrieval systems; MEDICAL databases; PSYCHOLOGY information storage &; retrieval systems; MEDLINE; ONLINE information services; QUALITY assurance; SYSTEMATIC reviews; MOBILE apps
- Publication
Rev Rene, 2020, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1517-3852
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15253/2175-6783.20202143845