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Published on in Vol 14 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/89548, first published .
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Caregiver App Use and Child Behavioral Adherence in Relation to Obesity-Related Outcomes in an mHealth App-Assisted Childhood Obesity Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Trial

Caregiver App Use and Child Behavioral Adherence in Relation to Obesity-Related Outcomes in an mHealth App-Assisted Childhood Obesity Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Trial

Shiyu Yan   1, 2 , PhD ;   Jinlang Lyu   2 , PhD ;   Chunjie Yin   2 , PhD ;   Wenhao Li   3 , MPH ;   Yan Li   1 * , PhD ;   Hai-jun Wang   2 * , PhD

1 Clinical Research Center for Children's Health and Diseases, Shandong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, China

2 Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Peking University Health Science Center-Weifang Joint Research Center for Maternal and Child Health, Beijing, China

3 Institute of Child Health Care, Jinan Children's Hospital, Jinan, China

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Hai-jun Wang, PhD
  • Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health
  • Peking University, National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, Peking University Health Science Center-Weifang Joint Research Center for Maternal and Child Health
  • Xueyuan road 38
  • Beijing 312000
  • China
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  • Email: whjun@pku.edu.cn