The Most Popular Commercial Weight Management Apps in the Chinese App Store: Analysis of Quality, Features, and Behavior Change Techniques.

Authors:
Geng L; Jiang G; Yu L; Xu Y; Huang W and 4 more

Journal:
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

Publication Year: 2023

DOI:
10.2196/50226

PMCID:
PMC10709793

PMID:
37999950

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Full Title: JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

Abbreviation: JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

Country: Unknown

Publisher: Unknown

Language: N/A

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Subject Category: Medical Informatics

Available in Europe PMC: Yes

Available in PMC: Yes

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"Conflicts of Interest: None declared."

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"We were very grateful for the data provided by the Qimai Data Platform. This study was supported by the Major Foundation of Social Science and Humanity Anhui Province Department of Education (Grant No. SK2021ZD0030), Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 2308085MH285), and School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University Graduate Student Seedling Cultivation Program (Grant No. hlqm12023005). The authors thank all the researchers who participated in this study. The authors also want to thank Stoyan R. Stoyanov, who provided helpful suggestions related to the use of the MARS and the strategies for ensuring the quality of the evaluation."

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