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Mobile Messaging Improves Objective Physical Activity
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A 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 randomized controlled trials found mobile phone messaging modestly improved objectively measured physical activity (SMD=0.37, 95% CI 0.10–0.64; P=.007) among 777 cancer patients. Interventions had no significant effects on self-reported activity or step count, and follow-up benefits were insignificant, prompting calls for larger, longer trials to assess sustained impact.
Key Points
- 1Shows small objective physical activity improvement (SMD=0.37) across 13 RCTs with 777 participants
- 2Highlights scalability of mobile messaging as low-cost, low-literacy adjunct for promoting activity in cancer patients
- 3Encourages using multiple behavior-change techniques and post-treatment targeting to meaningfully increase step counts
Scoring Rationale
Credible, peer-reviewed meta-analysis offers actionable evidence, but limited by small pooled sample and short follow-up durations.
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