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Information Technology and Lifestyle: A Systematic Evaluation of Internet and Mobile Interventions for Improving Diet, Physical Activity, Obesity, Tobacco, and Alcohol Use

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Afshin, Ashkan, Babalola, Damilola, Mclean, Mireille, Yu, Zhi, Ma, Wenjie, Chen, Cheng‐Yu, Arabi, Mandana, Mozaffarian, Dariush·2016·Journal of the American Heart Association
DOI 10.1161/jaha.115.003058PMC PMC5079005
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BACKGROUND: Novel interventions are needed to improve lifestyle and prevent noncommunicable diseases, the leading cause of death and disability globally. This study aimed to systematically review, synthesize, and grade scientific evidence on effectiveness of novel information and communication technology to reduce noncommunicable disease risk. METHODS AND RESULTS: We systematically searched PubMed for studies evaluating the effect of Internet, mobile phone, personal sensors, or stand-alone computer software on diet, physical activity, adiposity, tobacco, or alcohol use. We included all interventional and prospective observational studies conducted among generally healthy adults published between January 1990 and November 2013. American Heart Association criteria were used to evaluate and grade the strength of evidence. From 8654 abstracts, 224 relevant reports were identified. Internet and mobile interventions were most common. Internet interventions improved diet (N=20 studies) (Class IIa A), physical activity (N=33), adiposity (N=35), tobacco (N=22), and excess alcohol (N=47) (Class I A each). Mobile interventions improved physical activity (N=6) and adiposity (N=3) (Class I A each). Evidence limitations included relatively brief durations (generally <6 months, nearly always <1 year), heterogeneity in intervention content and intensity, and limited representation from middle/low-income countries. CONCLUSIONS: Internet and mobile interventions improve important lifestyle behaviors up to 1 year. This systematic review supports the need for long-term interventions to evaluate sustainability.

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Figure 1 Screening and selection process of studies evaluating the effectiveness of information and communication technology interventions to improve diet and adiposity.
Figure 1 Screening and selection process of studies evaluating the effectiveness of information and communication technology interventions to improve diet and adiposity.CC BY-NC · PubMed Central
Figure 2 Screening and selection process of studies evaluating the effectiveness of information and communication technology to improve physical activity.
Figure 2 Screening and selection process of studies evaluating the effectiveness of information and communication technology to improve physical activity.CC BY-NC · PubMed Central
Figure 3 Screening and selection process of studies evaluating the effectiveness of information and communication technology for tobacco.
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Figure 4 Screening and selection process of studies evaluating the effectiveness of information and communication technology to improve alcohol use.
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Authors
Afshin, A., Babalola, D., Mclean, M., Yu, Z., Ma, W., Chen, C., Arabi, M., & Mozaffarian, D.
Affiliations
  • Tufts University (US)
  • Saint Joseph Hospital (US)
  • New York Academy of Sciences (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • National Yang Ming University Hospital (TW)
  • Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (CH)
Corresponding author
Afshin, Ashkan
ORCID
Venue
Journal of the American Heart Association
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2016-09
Volume
5
Issue
9
ISSN
2047-9980 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1161/jaha.115.003058
PMC
PMC5079005
OpenAlex
W2511317042
Cited by
235
References
32
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 41 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 32 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 2
FWCI
42.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Journal of the American Heart Association (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL115189)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords
online intervention, mobile health intervention, information and communication technologies, non-communicable disease prevention, diet, physical activity, adiposity, obesity, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, lifestyle modification, digital health interventions
MeSH terms
Diet, Healthy, Information Technology, Tobacco Smoking, Alcohol Drinking, Humans, Life Style, Obesity, Therapy, Computer-Assisted, Exercise, Internet, Text Messaging, Mobile Applications

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