Mobile health apps lack behavior-change techniques
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 18:32
in Mathematics & Economics
Behavior-change techniques are not well represented in the marketing materials for top-rated physical-activity apps, according to a team of researchers. They also found that two types of physical-activity apps are available on the market -- those that focus on educating users on how to perform different exercises and those that focus on supporting users' motivation for physical activity.