Digital Tools’ Effectiveness on Physical Activity Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: Umbrella Review
This novel umbrella review provides a comprehensive synthesis of digital PA interventions in youth, foreseeing potential factors that may influence their effectiveness, and highlighting methodological limitations. It offers evidence-based insights for practitioners, educators, and policymakers, helping to identify digital tools most likely to successfully increase PA in youth. Future research should prioritize stronger methodological rigor and more precise intervention designs. This has clear value for the public health practice to reduce long-term disease risk.
Authors
- Garden Tabacchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7619-5153)
- Paolo Boffetta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-2791)
- Monica Frinchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1061-5725)
- Valentina Di Liberto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8574-0061)
- Antonino Scardina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9136-320X)
- Sonya Vasto
- Giuseppe Giglia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5616-3595)
- Antonella Amato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3343-9656)
- Giulia Accardi
- Marta Giardina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5872-4003)
- Walter Mazzucco
- Marianna Bellafiore
Institutions
- Università degli Studi di Enna Kore (IT)
- University of Palermo (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/75769
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00