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A Web-Based, Social Networking Beginners’ Running Intervention for Adults Aged 18 to 50 Years Delivered via a Facebook Group: Randomized Controlled Trial

Jemma Looyestyn, Jocelyn Kernot, Kobie Boshoff, Carol Maher

J Med Internet Res 2018;20(2):e67

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Creating Engaging Health Promotion Campaigns on Social Media: Observations and Lessons From Fitbit and Garmin

Sarah Edney, Svetlana Bogomolova, Jillian Ryan, Tim Olds, Ilea Sanders, Carol Maher

J Med Internet Res 2018;20(12):e10911

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Are Health Behavior Change Interventions That Use Online Social Networks Effective? A Systematic Review

Carol A Maher, Lucy K Lewis, Katia Ferrar, Simon Marshall, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Corneel Vandelanotte

J Med Internet Res 2014;16(2):e40

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Can Smartphone Apps Increase Physical Activity? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Risk of bias was assessed using a 25-item tool developed by Maher [18] and based on the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) checklist [19]. Each study was independently scored by 2 reviewers.

Amelia Romeo, Sarah Edney, Ronald Plotnikoff, Rachel Curtis, Jillian Ryan, Ilea Sanders, Alyson Crozier, Carol Maher

J Med Internet Res 2019;21(3):e12053

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A Physical Activity and Diet Program Delivered by Artificially Intelligent Virtual Health Coach: Proof-of-Concept Study

Carol Ann Maher, Courtney Rose Davis, Rachel Grace Curtis, Camille Elizabeth Short, Karen Joy Murphy

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2020;8(7):e17558

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A Smartphone App to Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Young Adults in Australian Remote Indigenous Communities: Design, Formative Evaluation and User-Testing

Emma Tonkin, Lauren Jeffs, Thomas Philip Wycherley, Carol Maher, Ross Smith, Jonathon Hart, Beau Cubillo, Julie Brimblecombe

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(12):e192

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A Web-Based, Social Networking Physical Activity Intervention for Insufficiently Active Adults Delivered via Facebook App: Randomized Controlled Trial

The content and features of the program were developed by a team at the University of South Australia led by Dr Carol Maher, following a series of interviews with 20 adults regarding the potential for developing a physical activity intervention delivered via

Carol Maher, Monika Ferguson, Corneel Vandelanotte, Ron Plotnikoff, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Samantha Thomas, Karen Nelson-Field, Tim Olds

J Med Internet Res 2015;17(7):e174

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Low-Cost Consumer-Based Trackers to Measure Physical Activity and Sleep Duration Among Adults in Free-Living Conditions: Validation Study

Laurent Degroote, Gilles Hamerlinck, Karolien Poels, Carol Maher, Geert Crombez, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Ann Vandendriessche, Rachel G Curtis, Ann DeSmet

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2020;8(5):e16674

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User Engagement and Attrition in an App-Based Physical Activity Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Sarah Edney, Jillian C Ryan, Tim Olds, Courtney Monroe, François Fraysse, Corneel Vandelanotte, Ronald Plotnikoff, Rachel Curtis, Carol Maher

J Med Internet Res 2019;21(11):e14645

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Characteristics of Adopters of an Online Social Networking Physical Activity Mobile Phone App: Cluster Analysis

In addition, a systematic review examining the effectiveness of online social networks to improve health behaviors conducted by Maher et al [6] reported high female participation rates (83.3%).

Ilea Sanders, Camille E Short, Svetlana Bogomolova, Tyman Stanford, Ronald Plotnikoff, Corneel Vandelanotte, Tim Olds, Sarah Edney, Jillian Ryan, Rachel G Curtis, Carol Maher

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2019;7(6):e12484

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