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Published on in Vol 14 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/84076, first published .
People using smartphones and tablets outdoors, browsing healthy food options

The Usage Effects, Effect Modifiers, and Experiences of a Web-Based App for Healthy Habit Formation in Adults: Exploratory Analysis of a Quasi-Experimental Real-World Intervention

The Usage Effects, Effect Modifiers, and Experiences of a Web-Based App for Healthy Habit Formation in Adults: Exploratory Analysis of a Quasi-Experimental Real-World Intervention

Eeva Rantala   1 , PhD ;   Mikko Valtanen   1, 2 , MSc ;   Adil Umer   3 , MSc ;   Suvi Parikka   1 , PhD ;   Jussi Pihlajamäki   4, 5 , Prof Dr Med ;   Ilona Ruotsalainen   6 * , PhD ;   Jaana Lindström   1, 4 * , Prof Dr

1 Department of Public Health, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

2 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

3 Critical cyber-physical systems team, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Tampere, Finland

4 Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

5 Department of Medicine, Endocrinology and Clinical Nutrition, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

6 Health Data Analytics team, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Kuopio, Finland

*these authors contributed equally

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