Title |
Effectiveness of a smartphone application for improving healthy lifestyles, a randomized clinical trial (EVIDENT II): study protocol
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, March 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-254 |
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Authors |
José I Recio-Rodríguez, Carlos Martín-Cantera, Natividad González-Viejo, Amparo Gómez-Arranz, Maria S Arietaleanizbeascoa, Yolanda Schmolling-Guinovart, Jose A Maderuelo-Fernandez, Diana Pérez-Arechaederra, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez, Manuel A Gómez-Marcos, Luis García-Ortiz, on behalf the EVIDENT Group |
Abstract |
New technologies could facilitate changes in lifestyle and improve public health. However, no large randomized, controlled studies providing scientific evidence of the benefits of their use have been made. The aims of this study are to develop and validate a smartphone application, and to evaluate the effect of adding this tool to a standardized intervention designed to improve adherence to the Mediterranean diet and to physical activity. An evaluation is also made of the effect of modifying habits upon vascular structure and function, and therefore on arterial aging. |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 75% |
Unknown | 1 | 25% |
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Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Members of the public | 1 | 25% |
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United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Mongolia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 333 | 98% |
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Student > Bachelor | 54 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 10% |
Researcher | 25 | 7% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 22 | 6% |
Other | 70 | 21% |
Unknown | 77 | 23% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 68 | 20% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 55 | 16% |
Psychology | 24 | 7% |
Computer Science | 22 | 6% |
Sports and Recreations | 16 | 5% |
Other | 66 | 19% |
Unknown | 89 | 26% |