Joshua H. West
Brigham Young University
84 Papers
235 Citations
Joshua H. West is an academic researcher from Brigham Young University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Behavior change. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 79 publications. Previous affiliations of Joshua H. West include San Diego State University.
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Papers
Behavioral Functionality of Mobile Apps in Health Interventions: A Systematic Review of the Literature
TL;DR: Based on available research, mobile apps may be considered a feasible and acceptable means of administering health interventions, but a greater number of studies and more rigorous research and evaluations are needed to determine efficacy and establish evidence for best practices.
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Just a Fad? Gamification in Health and Fitness Apps
Cameron Lister,Joshua H. West,Ben Cannon,Tyler Sax,David Brodegard +4 more
- 04 Aug 2014
TL;DR: The results show that use of gamification in health and fitness apps has become immensely popular, as evidenced by the number of apps found in the Apple App Store containing at least some components ofgamification.
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Use of social media in health promotion: Purposes, key performance indicators, and evaluation metrics
Brad L. Neiger,Rosemary Thackeray,Sarah A. Van Wagenen,Carl L. Hanson,Joshua H. West,Michael D. Barnes,Michael C. Fagen +6 more
TL;DR: Process evaluation is presented in this article as an overarching evaluation strategy for social media as well as potential key performance indicators associated with these purposes.
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There’s an App for That: Content Analysis of Paid Health and Fitness Apps
Joshua H. West,P. Cougar Hall,Carl L. Hanson,Michael D. Barnes,Christophe Giraud-Carrier,James Barrett +5 more
TL;DR: Development efforts could target public health behaviors for which few apps currently exist and practitioners should be cautious when promoting the use of apps as it appears most provide health-related information (predisposing) or make attempts at enabling behavior, with almost none including all theoretical factors recommended for behavior change.
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Correlates of Health-Related Social Media Use Among Adults
TL;DR: People with a regular health care provider, chronic disease, and those in younger age groups are more likely to consult online rankings and reviews and use SNS for health-related activities.
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