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Wearables and MHealth Reviews (276) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (2922) Games and Gamification for Health (657) Fitness Trackers and Smart Pedometers/Accelerometers (571) Gamification (129) Exergames, Active Games and Gamification of Physical Activity (182) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (3357) Innovations and Technology for Physical Activity Education (756) Behavior Change (723) Serious Games for Health and Medicine (692)

Published on in Vol 10, No 2 (2022): February

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/27794, first published .
The Effects of mHealth-Based Gamification Interventions on Participation in Physical Activity: Systematic Review

The Effects of mHealth-Based Gamification Interventions on Participation in Physical Activity: Systematic Review

The Effects of mHealth-Based Gamification Interventions on Participation in Physical Activity: Systematic Review

Authors of this article:

Linqi Xu1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Hongyu Shi1 Author Orcid Image ;   Meidi Shen3 Author Orcid Image ;   Yuanyuan Ni4 Author Orcid Image ;   Xin Zhang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Yue Pang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tianzhuo Yu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xiaoqian Lian1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tianyue Yu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xige Yang4 Author Orcid Image ;   Feng Li1 Author Orcid Image
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