Effectiveness of a Smartphone App (MINISTOP 2.0) integrated in primary child health care to promote healthy diet and physical activity behaviors and prevent obesity in preschool-aged children: randomized controlled trial

Effectiveness of a Smartphone App (MINISTOP 2.0) integrated in primary child health care to promote healthy diet and physical activity behaviors and prevent obesity in preschool-aged children: randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Childhood overweight and obesity is a public health priority. We have previously reported the efficacy of a parent-oriented mobile health (mHealth) app-based intervention (MINISTOP 1.0) which showed improvements in healthy lifestyle behaviors. However, the effectiveness of the MI...

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Main Authors: Christina Alexandrou, Hanna Henriksson, Maria Henström, Pontus Henriksson, Christine Delisle Nyström, Marcus Bendtsen, Marie Löf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Subjects:
mHealth
Primary child health care
Early prevention
Preschool
Diet
Physical activity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01405-5

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