The effectiveness of smoking cessation, physical activity/diet and alcohol reduction interventions delivered by mobile phones for the prevention of non-communicable diseases: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

PLoS ONE

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Palmer, Melissa ^a   Sutherland, Jennifer ^a   Barnard, Sharmani ^b   Wynne, Aileen ^a   Rezel, Emma ^b   Doel, Andrew ^b   Grigsby Duffy, Lily ^a   Edwards, Suzanne ^c   Russell, Sophie ^d   Hotopf, Ellie ^e   Perel, Pablo ^a   Free, Caroline ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c City and Islington College   (United Kingdom)

^d Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College   (United Kingdom)

^e Charter House Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MOBILE APPLICATION; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEXT MESSAGING; WEIGHT CHANGE; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; MOBILE PHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CELL PHONE; DIET; EXERCISE; HUMANS; NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SMOKING CESSATION; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 85040115978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189801     Document Type: Review

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