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. 2016 Jun 28;18(6):e182. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5741

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©Anjali Gopalan, Jennifer A Makelarski, Lori B Garibay, Veronica Escamilla, Raina M Merchant, Marcus B Wolfe Sr, Rebecca Holbrook, Stacy Tessler Lindau. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 28.06.2016.

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Proposed conceptual framework for the relationship between obesity and health-specific information and communication technology (ICT) use derived from literature, study results, and clinical experience. Adapted from Andersen’s Behavioral Model of Health Services Utilization, the proposed model incorporates obesity as a specific use case. The dashed lines highlight two incompletely understood domains: (1) the relationship between obesity and health-specific ICT use and (2) the potential dual role of health-specific ICT as both an access point to and a replacement for traditional health resources. BMI: body mass index.