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Digital technology to support lifestyle and health behaviour changes in surgical patients: systematic review

Author(s) -

Anna Robinson,

Andy Husband,

Robert Slight,

Sarah P. Slight

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

bjs open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.974

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2474-9842

DOI - 10.1093/bjsopen/zraa009

Subject(s) - cinahl , psycinfo , medicine , checklist , critical appraisal , medline , physical therapy , digital health , health technology , behavior change methods , systematic review , scopus , observational study , cochrane library , weight change , weight loss , psychological intervention , randomized controlled trial , alternative medicine , psychology , surgery , health care , physical activity , nursing , obesity , law , cognitive psychology , economic growth , pathology , political science , economics

Digital technologies (such as smartphone applications, activity trackers, and e-learning platforms) have supported patients with long-term conditions to change their lifestyle health behaviours. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of digital technologies in supporting patients undergoing elective surgery to change their health behaviours.

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