Comparing Diet and Exercise Monitoring Using Smartphone App and Paper Diary: A Two-Phase Intervention Study
| Autor: | Florence Jimoh, Linda J. Harvey, Mark Roe, Rachel Berry, Catherine Frost, Elizabeth K. Lund, W James Lay, Paul Finglas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Further education
Gerontology Study phase Food intake food intake Nutrition Education 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Health Informatics Information technology Computer-assisted web interviewing 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 2. Zero hunger Original Paper exercise business.industry T58.5-58.64 Intervention studies mobile applications smartphone app adolescent Smartphone app Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 diet business Sixth form |
| Zdroj: | JMIR mHealth and uHealth JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Vol 6, Iss 1, p e17 (2018) |
| Popis: | BackgroundThere is increasing recognition that personalized approaches may be more effective in helping people establish healthier eating patterns and exercise more, and that this approach may be particularly effective in adolescents. ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate the use of a smartphone app (FoodWiz2) in supporting healthy lifestyle choices in adolescence. MethodsParticipants (N=34: 11 male, 23 female) aged 16-19 years in full- or part-time education were recruited from sixth form colleges, schools, and other further education establishments in Norfolk and Suffolk, United Kingdom, between February and May 2015. Participants recorded food intake and exercise using a paper diary for 4-5 weeks and then used the app for the same duration. Initial nutrition education and general support were provided during the paper diary use, but the app included personalized messages sent in response to app activity. At the end of each study phase, participants completed an online questionnaire to describe their experience of using the paper diary and app. ResultsRecord completion declined throughout the study, possibly affected by examination pressure. Food intake data showed increased fruit consumption and significantly reduced consumption of chocolate snacks (P=.01) and fizzy drinks (P=.002) among participants using the app. Questionnaire responses indicated that the app was generally preferred to the paper diary, in particular, the app was seen as less boring to use (P=.03) and more acceptable in social settings (P |
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