Table 1.
Study characteristics.
Authors, year | Country | Study design | Sample size, n | Technology used | Behaviors targeted | Outcomes measured | Participants |
Evans et al, 2012 [31] | United States | Pilot | 90 | Text | Diet | Diet | Low-income, underserved pregnant women |
Pollak et al, 2014 [32] | United States | Pilot | 35 | Text | Diet and physical activity | GWGa, diet and physical activity | BMI 25-40 kg/m2; gestation 12-21 weeks |
Evans et al, 2015 [38] | United States | RCTb | 996 | Text | Diet | Diet | Military women; gestation <14 weeks |
Smith et al, 2016 [39] | United States | RCT | 51 | Website | Physical activity | GWG, diet, and physical activity | Sedentary women; gestation 10-14 weeks |
Choi et al, 2016 [33] | United States | Pilot | 30 | App | Physical activity | Physical activity | Physically inactive women; gestation 10-20 weeks |
Willcox et al, 2017 [34] | Australia | Pilot | 91 | Text and website | Diet and physical activity | GWG, diet, and physical activity | BMI>25 kg/m2; gestation 10-17.6 weeks |
Redman et al, 2017 [35] | United States | Pilot | 54 | App | Diet and physical activity | GWG | BMI>25 kg/m2; gestation 10.4-13.6 weeks |
Hayman et al, 2017 [36] | Australia | Pilot | 77 | Website | Physical activity | Physical activity | Gestation 10-20 weeks |
Huberty et al, 2017 [40] | United States | RCT | 80 | Text | Physical activity | Physical activity | Not meeting physical activity recommendations; gestation 8-16 weeks |
Olson et al, 2018 [41] | United States | RCT | 1689 | Website | Diet and physical activity | GWG | BMI 18.5-35 kg/m2; gestation <20 weeks |
Dahl et al, 2018 [37] | United States | Pilot | 87 | App | Diet and physical activity | GWG | BMI≥18.5 kg/m2; gestation <20 weeks |
aGWG: gestational weight gain.
bRCT: randomized controlled trial.