Table 1.
Population, Interventions, Comparison, Outcome and Study setting (PICOS) framework for determination of the eligibility of the review questions
| Criteria | Determinants |
| Population | Healthy adults, workers and well individuals |
| Interventions | Health-promoting lifestyle profile (nutrition, interpersonal relationship, health responsibility, stress management, self-actualisation or spiritual growth) and information and communication technologies (ICT, mobile phone, text messages, SMS, internet, computers, websites) |
| Comparison | Health-promoting lifestyle profile intervention without ICT |
| Outcomes | Effective and sustaining health-promoting lifestyle practices (nutrition, interpersonal relationship, health responsibility, stress management, self-actualisation or spiritual growth) and health status (normal weight, normal blood pressure, normal blood sugar and good mental and physical health) |
| Study setting | Focus on low-income and middle-income countries |
Adopted from the study protocol.3
ICT, information and communication technology; PA, physical activity; SMS, short messaging service.