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16 questions · 16 findings · 2 reviews · Headline outcomes only

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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 43.8%Low 1 · 6.3%Moderate 8 · 50%High 0 · 0%

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Moderate to vigorous physical activity (minutes/d) [ · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 60 participants
Very low

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Self‐efficacy (for physical activity) (SEPA, score · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 60 participants
Very low

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

General well‐being · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 149 participants
Moderate

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Energy intake · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 650 participants
Moderate

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Adherence to Mediterranean diet (AMD) score change (score · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 650 participants
Moderate

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Healthy eating index (HEI‐2005) score change (score · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 245 participants
Moderate

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Adverse events · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 502 participants
Very low

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Estimated energy expenditure (EEE) (min/week) · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 60 participants
Very low

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Leisure time physical activity (LTPA)(kcal/week) · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 245 participants
Moderate

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Cardiorespiratory fitness (CF) (mL/kg/min) · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 60 participants
Very low

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Total activity time (TAA) (min/week) · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 650 participants
Moderate

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Body‐mass index (BMI) · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 146 participants
Very low

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Weight (kg) · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 441 participants
Moderate

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Change in weight (kg) · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 1044 participants
Low

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

Health‐related quality of life(WHOQOL‐BREF questionnaire, score · adults

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 149 participants
Moderate

Smartphone app vs lower‐intensity support

Abstinence · people who smoke

It is very uncertain whether smartphone app changes long‐term abstinence (all randomised) compared with lower‐intensity support (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mobile phone text messaging and app‐based interventions for smoking cessation 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.66, 1.52]
5 studies · 3079 participants
Very low