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Mobile Health (mhealth) (5337) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (5999) Games and Gamification for Health (1042) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (3409) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (4356) Obesity and Nutrition as Public Health Problem (611) Nutrition, Physical Activity, Healthy Lifestyle for Cancer Patients and Survivors (259) Innovations and Technology for Physical Activity Education (1086)

Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/82769, first published .
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A Gamified Mobile Health Intervention to Promote Physical Activity, Executive Function, and Mental Health in College Students: Randomized Controlled Trial

A Gamified Mobile Health Intervention to Promote Physical Activity, Executive Function, and Mental Health in College Students: Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Ming Yang1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Yingjun Guo3 Author Orcid Image ;   Zhen Li4 Author Orcid Image ;   Lei Jiang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Yanan Gao4 Author Orcid Image ;   Sen Yang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Zhixiong Zhou1 Author Orcid Image
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