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TABLE 3.

The types and specific functions of mHealth interventions for obesity and diabetes treatment and management¹

	Study ID²
	Overweight/obesity														Diabetes
Type and specific function provided by interventions	1³	2⁴	3³	4⁴	5⁵	6³	7³	8⁴	9³	10³	11³	12³	13³	14⁴	15³	16³	17⁵	18⁵	19⁴	20³	21⁴	22³	23³	24⁴
MPTM
Knowledge/tips
Diet	X		X	X								X			X					X	X	X
PA			X	X								X			X					X	X	X
Drug																				X	X	X
Reminder
Glucose test															X	X						X
PA															X
Social support⁶							X													X	X	X
Surveillance
Diet			X	X
PA			X	X											X
BW/WC				X
BP				X
Blood sugar															X
Feedback
Diet				X
PA				X
APP
Knowledge/tips
Diet													X				X	X
Drug																	X	X
Reminder
Weighed self								X			X
PA										X	X			X
Glucose test																	X
Social support		X						X										X
Data collection
Diet		X			X			X	X				X				X	X
PA		X			X			X	X
BW													X
Blood sugar																	X	X
Feedback
Diet					X			X			X							X
PA					X			X			X							X
Blood sugar																		X
WPMD
Surveillance
Diet						X
PA						X													X				X
BW																			X				X	X
Blood sugar																							X	X
BP																							X

APP, application run on a smartphone; BP, blood pressure; BW, body weight; ID, identifier; mHealth, use of mobile and wireless technologies and wearable devices for improving the health care processes and outcomes; MPTM, mobile phone text messaging; PA, physical activity; WC, waist circumference; WPMD, wearable or portable monitoring device.

See Table 1 for the related references for each study.

Length of intervention period: <3 mo.

⁴

Length of intervention period: 3–6 mo.

⁵

Length of intervention period: >6 mo.

⁶

Patient-patient and patient–health care giver communication.