Published on in Vol 23, No 12 (2021): December

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/25305, first published .
A Theory- and Evidence-Based Digital Intervention Tool for Weight Loss Maintenance (NoHoW Toolkit): Systematic Development and Refinement Study

A Theory- and Evidence-Based Digital Intervention Tool for Weight Loss Maintenance (NoHoW Toolkit): Systematic Development and Refinement Study

A Theory- and Evidence-Based Digital Intervention Tool for Weight Loss Maintenance (NoHoW Toolkit): Systematic Development and Refinement Study

Marta M Marques   1, 2 , PhD ;   Marcela Matos   3 * , PhD ;   Elina Mattila   4 * , PhD ;   Jorge Encantado   1 , PhD ;   Cristiana Duarte   5 , PhD ;   Pedro J Teixeira   1 , PhD ;   R James Stubbs   5 , PhD ;   Falko F Sniehotta   6, 7, 8 , PhD ;   Miikka Ermes   4 , PhD ;   Marja Harjumaa   4 , PhD ;   Juha Leppänen   4 , PhD ;   Pasi Välkkynen   4 , PhD ;   Marlene N Silva   9 , PhD ;   Cláudia Ferreira   3 , PhD ;   Sérgio Carvalho   3, 10 , PhD ;   Lara Palmeira   3 , PhD ;   Graham Horgan   11 , PhD ;   Berit Lilienthal Heitmann   12, 13 , PhD ;   Elizabeth H Evans   14 , PhD ;   António L Palmeira   9 , PhD

1 CIPER -Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

2 Comprehensive Health Research Centre, NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

3 Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

4 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Espoo, Finland

5 School of Education, Language and Psychology, York St John University, York, United Kingdom

6 Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

7 NIHR Policy Research Unit Behavioural Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

8 Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, University of Twente, Twente, Netherlands

9 Centro de Investigação em Desporto, Educação Física e Saúde, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisbon, Portugal

10 HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab, School of Psychology and Life Sciences, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal

11 Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

12 Research Unit for Dietary Studies, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, The Capital Region, Denmark

13 Department of Public Health, Section for General Practice, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

14 Department of Psychology, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Marta M Marques, PhD
  • Comprehensive Health Research Centre
  • NOVA Medical School
  • Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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  • Lisbon, 1150-190
  • Portugal
  • Phone: 351 218803105
  • Email: mmarques@nms.unl.pt