Table 3.
Key themes, subthemes, and recommendations. SMS: short message service.
| Themes | Recommendation | |
| Content |
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Culturally tailored and specific to pregnancy | Culture-specific, pregnancy-related, and credible educational support for diet, exercise, and weight advices for perinatal women |
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Multicomponent |
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Credibility |
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| Platform |
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Use of mobile app | Mobile app is used in a user-friendly design |
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Convenient and user-friendly |
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| Interactivity |
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Flexible communication with health care professionals | Professional support via email, SMS text messaging, and hotline for individual consultation |
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Importance and value of peer support | Peer sharing and support using online peer discussion forum |
| Format |
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Aesthetic appeal | Interactive multimedia, including video, animations, game, and Web-based quiz |
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Visualized features |
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Interactive multimedia |
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External link for further resources, such as websites, text, news, and articles |
| Functionality |
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Self-monitoring for individualized goal setting | Graphs for progress report using tracking and notification |
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Progress monitoring | Incorporated with remote device (pedometer) |
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Regular update | Easy navigation and automatic update |