The presence of ehealth support for childhood obesity guidance
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Author(s)
Blair, ME
Rigby, michael
Deshpande, shalmali
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
A rising global obesity epidemic in children has implications for an increase in other chronic diseases and a negative social impact, which should not be ignored. A useful resource in this context could be eHealth due to its popularity amongst children. Additionally, telephone guidance is also considered a powerful health promotion tool. The aim of this study was to investigate the availability of mobile applications (apps), websites, helplines, and advice lines for child obesity guidance, in European countries. A survey was conducted in 28 European Member States and 2 European Economic Area countries, in 2017. Twenty-three responses were collected. Fourteen countries stated the presence of an obesity management website.
Date Issued
2018-01-01
Date Acceptance
2017-12-01
Citation
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 2018, 247
ISSN
0926-9630
Publisher
IOS Press
Journal / Book Title
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume
247
Copyright Statement
© 2018 European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) and IOS Press.
This article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed under the terms
of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0).
This article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed under the terms
of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Sponsor
European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Grant Number
634201
Subjects
1117 Public Health And Health Services
0807 Library And Information Studies
Medical Informatics
Publication Status
Published