Effects of Mobile Health Care App "Asmile" on Physical Activity of 80,689 Users in Osaka Prefecture, Japan: Longitudinal Observational Study
This study demonstrates increased physical activity among users registered with the Asmile app. These findings suggest that mHealth apps such as Asmile can effectively promote healthier lifestyles and potentially reduce the risk of lifestyle-related diseases.
Authors
- Hiroe Seto
- Reiko Kanaya
- Miyae Yamakawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2399-8366)
- Asuka Oyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6584-5958)
- Ryohei Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2610-9824)
- H. Toki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1332-8286)
- J. Kotoku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5233-6003)
- Kenshiro Taguchi
Institutions
- Osaka Gakuin University (JP)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP)
- Osaka University of Human Sciences (JP)
- Toyonaka Municipal Hospital (JP)
- Health Promotion Agency (NZ)
- Teikyo University (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/65943
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63