Curtis, Kristina E. and Karasouli, Eleni (2014) An assessment of the potential of health promotion apps to support health behaviour change. Health Psychology Update, Volume 23 (Number 2). pp. 43-49.

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Abstract

With thousands of health promotion apps available to consumers claiming to support healthier lifestyles and reduce risk behaviours, there is now a real need for rigorous research to evaluate their potential for improving public health. This article provides an overview of the research on existing health promotion apps and discusses the potential for smartphones to deliver behaviour change techniques and impact on surrogate and real health outcomes using initial data from pilot studies of weight loss apps.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Health education, Health promotion, Medical informatics , Communication in medicine, Communication in public health
Journal or Publication Title:	Health Psychology Update
Publisher:	British Psychological Society
ISSN:	0954-2027
Official Date:	January 2014
Dates:	Date Event January 2014 Published
Volume:	Volume 23
Number:	Number 2
Page Range:	pp. 43-49
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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