Table 1.
Summary of intervention effects on physical activity outcomes.
| Study | Physical activity (PA) outcomes | Engagement | |||
| Daily steps | Light, moderate, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and vigorous PA | Sedentary behavior |
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| App-alone studies | |||||
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Arrogi et al, 2017 [40] | —a | — | [++]b | — |
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Bond et al, 2014 [48] | — | [+]c | [+] | — |
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Choi et al, 2016 [38] | [-]d | — | — | xe |
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Cowdery et al, 2015 [39] | — | [-] | — | — |
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Fanning et al, 2017 [41] | — | [+] | — | x |
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Glynn et al, 2014 [36] | [++] | — | — | — |
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Korinek et al, 2018 [50] | [+] | — | — | — |
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Pellegrini et al, 2015 [49] | — | [+/−]f | [-] | ✓g |
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Simons et al, 2018 [42] | — | [-] | — | x |
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Walsh et al, 2016 [37] | [++] | — | — | — |
| App Web-based social networking studies | |||||
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Al Ayubi et al, 2014 [43] | [+] | — | — | ✓ |
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Foster et al, 2010 [44] | [+] | — | — | ✓ |
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Hurkmanns et al, 2018 [47] | — | [-] | — | — |
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Pope et al, 2018 [46] | [+] | [+] | [+] | ✓ |
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Torquati, Kolbe-Alexander et al, 2018 [45] | [-] | [-] | [-] | x |
aNot applicable.
bSignificant between-group improvement in outcome.
cSignificant within-group improvement in outcome.
dNo improvement in outcome.
eUnfavorable (low) engagement.
fMixed results; engagement.
gFavorable (high) engagement.