Published on in Vol 4, No 3 (2016): Jul-Sept

Mobile Apps for Weight Management: A Scoping Review

Mobile Apps for Weight Management: A Scoping Review

Mobile Apps for Weight Management: A Scoping Review

Jordan Rivera   1, 2 * , BSc (Hons) ;   Amy McPherson   3, 4 * , PhD,CPsychol,AFBPsS ;   Jill Hamilton   5, 6 * , MD ;   Catherine Birken   1, 6 * , MSc, MD, FRCPC ;   Michael Coons   7 * , PhD, CBSM ;   Sindoora Iyer   1 * , BSc ;   Arnav Agarwal   1 * , BHSc ;   Chitra Lalloo   1, 2 * , PhD ;   Jennifer Stinson   1, 2 * , RN-EC, CPNP, PhD

1 Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

2 Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

3 Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

4 Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

5 Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

6 Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

7 Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health Systems, Toronto, ON, Canada

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Jennifer Stinson, RN-EC, CPNP, PhD
  • Child Health Evaluative Sciences
  • The Hospital for Sick Children
  • Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning
  • 686 Bay Street
  • Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 416-813-7654 ext 304514
  • Fax: 1 416-813-8501
  • Email: jennifer.stinson@sickkids.ca