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eHealth in obesity care

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

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Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well

Abstract

Obesity in adults is a growing health concern. Although effective, current treatment options have not been able to overcome the various factors that contribute toward rising obesity rates. eHealth might hold the capacity to improve the effectiveness, delivery and flexibility of some of these treatments. Here, we show that eHealth lifestyle change interventions delivered through smartphones (mHealth) can facilitate significant weight loss, making mHealth an attractive adjunct to clinical obesity care. However, evidence is currently limited to short-term effects, and is also lacking with regards to effectiveness based on socioeconomic status and ethnic group. This raises concerns around the potential and inadvertent widening of obesity prevalence disparities between groups as mHealth lifestyle change interventions are increasingly used in obesity care. Thus, we also describe opportunities to address these concerns and gaps in evidence.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 347-352 (6 pages)

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London (Volume 23, Issue 4)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 31/07/2023

Publication status

Published - 31/07/2023

ISSN

1470-2118

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/625959
  • Scopus: 85166386712
  • PubMed: 37524418

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