Young People's Attitudes and Motivations Toward Social Media and Mobile Apps for Weight Control: Mixed Methods Study
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Nikolaou, Charoula Konstantia; Tay, Zoey; Leu, Jodie; Rebello, Salome; Morenga, Lisa Te; van Dam, Rob M; Lean, Michael Ernest John
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Background: Effective prevention at a young enough age is critical to halt the obesity epidemic. Mobile health (mHealth) apps would potentially reach large numbers at low-cost. While there is already a profusion of lifestyle apps, they are mostly non-evidence-based and evidently ineffective against rising obesity prevalence.
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2019 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/205626 |
Source: | JMIR mHealth and uHealth |
DOI: | 10.2196/11205 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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