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Effectiveness of eHealth interventions for the promotion of physical activity in older adults: A systematic review

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2017
  • Year Published
    2017
  • Quality Rating
    10/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (12); Netherlands (6); Australia (2); Belgium (2); Malaysia (1); New Zealand (1); Spain (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    USA (12); Netherlands (6); Australia (2); Belgium (2); Malaysia (1); New Zealand (1); Spain (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
    Health system
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    With what supports is care provided
    ICT that support individuals who receive care
    Implementation strategies
    Consumer-targeted strategy
    Information or education provision
    Behaviour change support
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
    Health promotion/primary prevention
  • Domain
    Technologies
    Devices
    Sectors
    Primary care
Publication details
  • Citation
    Muellmann S, Forberger S, Mollers T, Broring E, Zeeb H, Pischke CR. Effectiveness of eHealth interventions for the promotion of physical activity in older adults: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine. 2017.
  • DOI
    10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.12.026

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