Exercise in Obesity-the Role of Technology in Health Services: Can This Approach Work?

Dobbie, Laurence J ORCID: 0000-0003-1908-848X, Tahrani, Abd, Alam, Uazman ORCID: 0000-0002-3190-1122, James, Jennifer, Wilding, John ORCID: 0000-0003-2839-8404 and Cuthbertson, Daniel J ORCID: 0000-0002-6128-0822 (2022) Exercise in Obesity-the Role of Technology in Health Services: Can This Approach Work? CURRENT OBESITY REPORTS, 11 (3). pp. 93-106.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13679-021-00461-x

Abstract

<h4>Purpose of review</h4>Physical activity (PA) is an important strategy to prevent and treat obesity. Electronic health (eHealth) interventions, such as wearable activity monitors and smartphone apps, may promote adherence to regular PA and successful weight loss. This review highlights the evidence for eHealth interventions in promoting PA and reducing weight.<h4>Recent findings</h4>Wearables can increase PA and are associated with moderate weight loss in middle/older-aged individuals, with less convincing effects long-term (> 1 year) and in younger people. Data for interventions such as mobile phone applications, SMS, and exergaming are less robust. Investigations of all eHealth interventions are often limited by complex, multi-modality study designs, involving concomitant dietary modification, making the independent contribution of each eHealth intervention on body weight challenging to assess. eHealth interventions may promote PA, thereby contributing to weight loss/weight maintenance; however, further evaluation is required for this approach to be adopted into routine clinical practice.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Obesity, eHealth, Physical activity, Wearables, Exergaming
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Clinical Directorate Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Life Courses and Medical Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	16 Dec 2021 12:49
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 21:19
DOI:	10.1007/s13679-021-00461-x
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-021-00461-x
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3145486