The connecting health and technology study: a 6-month randomized controlled trial to improve nutrition behaviours using a mobile food record and text messaging support in young adults.

Background: Early adulthood represents the transition to independent living which is a period when changes in diet and body weight are likely to occur. This presents an ideal time for health interventions to reduce the effect of health problems and risk factors for chronic disease in later life. As...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity Vol. 13; pp. 1 - 15
Autores principales: Kerr, Deborah A., Harray, Amelia J., Pollard, Christina M., Dhaliwal, Satvinder S., Delp, Edward J., Howat, Peter A., Pickering, Mark R., Ahmad, Ziad, Xingqiong Meng, Pratt, Iain S., Wright, Janine L., Kerr, Katherine R., Boushey, Carol J.
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: BioMed Central 4/21/2016
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          Kerr, Deborah A.
          Harray, Amelia J.
          Pollard, Christina M.
          Dhaliwal, Satvinder S.
          Delp, Edward J.
          Howat, Peter A.
          Pickering, Mark R.
          Ahmad, Ziad
          Xingqiong Meng
          Pratt, Iain S.
          Wright, Janine L.
          Kerr, Katherine R.
          Boushey, Carol J.
        affil: School of Public Health, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Bentley, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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          Text Messaging Utilization
          Mobile Applications Utilization
          Diet Records Utilization
          Feedback
          Dietitians
          Support, Psychosocial
          Behavioral Changes
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Human
          Female
          Male
          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          P-Value
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Food Intake
          Paired T-Tests
          Confidence Intervals
          Odds Ratio
          Logistic Regression
          Socioeconomic Factors
          Body Mass Index
          Food Habits In Adulthood
          Health Promotion Methods
          Australia
          Funding Source
          Outpatients
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Background: Early adulthood represents the transition to independent living which is a period when changes in diet and body weight are likely to occur. This presents an ideal time for health interventions to reduce the effect of health problems and risk factors for chronic disease in later life. As young adults are high users of mobile devices, interventions that use this technology may improve engagement. The Connecting Health and Technology study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of tailored dietary feedback and weekly text messaging to improve dietary intake of fruit, vegetables and junk food over 6 months among a population-based sample of men and women (aged 18-30 years). Methods: A three-arm, parallel, randomized control trial was conducted. After baseline assessments, participants were randomized to one of three groups: A) dietary feedback and weekly text messages, B) dietary feedback only or C) control group. Dietary intake was assessed using a mobile food record App (mFR) where participants captured images of foods and beverages consumed over4-days at baseline and post-intervention. The primary outcomes were changes in serves of fruits, vegetables, energy-dense nutrient-poor (EDNP) foods and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB).The intervention effects were assessed using linear mixed effect models for change in food group serves. Results: Young adults (n = 247) were randomized to group A (n = 82), group B (n = 83), or group C (n = 82). Overall, no changes in food group serves for either intervention groups were observed. An unanticipated outcome was a mean weight reduction of 1.7 kg (P = .02) among the dietary feedback only. Men who received dietary feedback only, significantly reduced their serves of EDNP foods by a mean of 1.4 serves/day (P = .02). Women who received dietary feedback only significantly reduced their intake of SSB (P = .04) by an average of 0.2 serves/day compared with controls. Conclusions: Tailored dietary feedback only resulted in a decrease in EDNP foods in men and SSB in women, together with a reduction in body weight. Using a mobile food record for dietary assessment and tailored feedback has great potential for future health promotion interventions targeting diet and weight in young adults.
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    language: English
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