Sarno Flavio, Canella Daniela Silva, Bandoni Daniel Henrique
Núcleo de Pesquisas Epidemiológicas em Nutrição e Saúde, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Departamento de Saúde, Clínica e Instituições, Instituto de Saúde e Sociedade, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil,
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2014 May-Jun;35(5-6):424-31.
To evaluate the impact of using mobile health (mHealth) technologies- the practice of medicine or public health through mobile devices, such as mobile phones-on the prevention of weight gain or treatment of overweight or obesity.
A systematic literature review was conducted using the PubMed database and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta - Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Intervention studies evaluating the impact of mHealth technologies were selected on the following anthropometric measures: weight, body mass index, or waist circumference in adults.
Out of 98 articles retrieved, 14 met the inclusion criteria and were selected for analysis. Of these, only two evaluated the prevention of weight gain instead of the treatment of overweight or obesity. mHealth technologies had a positive effect on anthropometric outcomes in 13 articles. Only one article reported no effects on the group that used these technologies. Eight articles reported impact on BMI, and seven on waist circumference. Mobile phones were the most common mHealth device, used mainly for text messages.
mHealth technologies have the potential to be used as tools for the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity, particularly with mobile phones and texting, which are already used daily by most of the population.
评估使用移动健康（mHealth）技术——通过移动设备（如手机）开展医学实践或公共卫生工作——对预防体重增加或治疗超重或肥胖的影响。
依据PubMed数据库以及系统评价与Meta分析的首选报告项目（PRISMA）指南进行系统的文献综述。选取针对成年人的体重、体重指数或腰围等人体测量指标，评估移动健康技术影响的干预研究。
在检索到的98篇文章中，14篇符合纳入标准并被选作分析对象。其中，仅有两篇评估了体重增加的预防情况，而非超重或肥胖的治疗。13篇文章中移动健康技术对人体测量结果产生了积极影响。仅有一篇文章报告称对使用这些技术的群体没有影响。八篇文章报告了对体重指数的影响，七篇报告了对腰围的影响。手机是最常用的移动健康设备，主要用于发送短信。
移动健康技术有潜力用作预防和治疗超重及肥胖的工具，尤其是手机和短信，大多数人每天都在使用。
