Adherence
Digital interventions (mobile apps, web-based platforms, and wearable sensors) effectively promote healthy lifestyle behaviors, including increased physical activity, improved dietary habits, and smoking cessation, primarily through mechanisms of self-monitoring, goal setting, and personalized feedback.
To use digital interventions effectively for lifestyle change, choose a platform that offers self-monitoring (like tracking steps or food) and provides personalized feedback. Ensure the tool is easy to use and fits your daily routine. Consistency is key; use features like reminders and goal-setting to maintain engagement over time.
The identified methods for a successful digital intervention to promote a healthy lifestyle are self-monitoring, self-motivation, goal setting, personalized feedback, participant engagement, psychological empowerment, persuasion, digital literacy, efficacy, and credibility.
Why this rating
This is a systematic review of 107 studies, providing broad evidence, but the included studies vary in quality and design (qualitative/quantitative).
Source
Digital Interventions on Healthy Lifestyle Management: Systematic Review
Ayan Chatterjee et al. · Journal of Medical Internet Research · 2021
DOI 10.2196/26931
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