Author, as appears in the article.: Mandracchia F, Llauradó E, Tarro L, Del Bas J, Valls R, Pedret A, Radeva P, Arola L, Solà R, Boqué N

Department: Medicina i Cirurgia

e-ISSN: 2072-6643

URV's Author/s: Arola Ferrer, Luis Maria / Llauradó Ribé, Elisabet / Mandracchia, Floriana / Pedret Figuerola, Anna / Solà Alberich, Rosa Maria / Tarro Sánchez, Lucía

Keywords: Vegetables Self-monitoring Mobile app Mhealth Healthy diet Fruits self-monitoring mobile app mhealth healthy diet fruits

Abstract: A wide range of chronic diseases could be prevented through healthy lifestyle choices, such as consuming five portions of fruits and vegetables daily, although the majority of the adult population does not meet this recommendation. The use of mobile phone applications for health purposes has greatly increased; these applications guide users in real time through various phases of behavioural change. This review aimed to assess the potential of self-monitoring mobile phone health (mHealth) applications to increase fruit and vegetable intake. PubMed and Web of Science were used to conduct this systematized review, and the inclusion criteria were: randomized controlled trials evaluating mobile phone applications focused on increasing fruit and/or vegetable intake as a primary or secondary outcome performed from 2008 to 2018. Eight studies were included in the final assessment. The interventions described in six of these studies were effective in increasing fruit and/or vegetable intake. Targeting stratified populations and using long-lasting interventions were identified as key aspects that could influence the effectiveness of these interventions. In conclusion, evidence shows the effectiveness of mHealth application interventions to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Further research is needed to design effective interventions and to determine their efficacy over the long term.

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Nutrition and dietetics Nutrition & dietetics Nutrição Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Food science Farmacia Engenharias iv Engenharias ii Enfermagem Educação física Economia Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 20726643

Author's mail: elisabet.llaurado@urv.cat lucia.tarro@urv.cat anna.pedret@urv.cat lluis.arola@urv.cat rosa.sola@urv.cat floriana.mandracchia@estudiants.urv.cat floriana.mandracchia@estudiants.urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0002-7439-9531 0000-0002-8323-3576 0000-0002-5327-932X 0000-0003-2767-1974 0000-0002-8359-235X 0000-0001-5360-1721 0000-0001-5360-1721

Record's date: 2023-02-22

Journal volume: 11

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/3/686

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Nutrients. 11 (3): 686-

APA: Mandracchia F, Llauradó E, Tarro L, Del Bas J, Valls R, Pedret A, Radeva P, Arola L, Solà R, Boqué N (2019). Potential Use of Mobile Phone Applications for Self-Monitoring and Increasing Daily Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: A Systematized Review. Nutrients, 11(3), 686-. DOI: 10.3390/nu11030686

Article's DOI: 10.3390/nu11030686

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2019

Publication Type: Journal Publications