Imperial College London
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ProfessorSalmanRawaf

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Director of WHO Collaborating Centre
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 8814s.rawaf

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Ela Augustyniak +44 (0)20 7594 8603

 
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Location

 

311Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Alnuaimi:2019:10.1177/2054270419843826,
author = {Alnuaimi, A and Rawaf, S and Hassounah, S and Chehab, M},
doi = {10.1177/2054270419843826},
journal = {JRSM Open},
title = {Use of mobile applications in the management of overweight and obesity in primary and secondary care},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2054270419843826},
volume = {10},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Mobile technology has emerged as a potentially useful application in the process of facilitating weight loss management. While several empirical studies have demonstrated the positive effects of mobile-based interventions, the extent of such effectiveness is still a topic of debate. Thus, the current systematic review involved searching electronic databases for studies on the use of mobile app-based interventions in the management of overweight and obesity among adults over 18 years of age in a primary and secondary care setting. The results of the review revealed that mobile apps are effective tools for weight loss management and sustaining such loss when compared to standard interventions. However, further research is needed to consider the sustained benefits and the applicability of mobile app-based interventions for large-scale population coverage.
AU  - Alnuaimi,A
AU  - Rawaf,S
AU  - Hassounah,S
AU  - Chehab,M
DO  - 10.1177/2054270419843826
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 2054-2704
TI  - Use of mobile applications in the management of overweight and obesity in primary and secondary care
T2  - JRSM Open
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2054270419843826
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/69234
VL  - 10
ER  -
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