The website-based eaTracker® 'My Goals' feature: a qualitative evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In 2011, Dietitians of Canada added 'My Goals' to its website-based nutrition/activity tracking program (eaTracker®, http://www.eaTracker.ca/); this feature allows users to choose 'ready-made' or 'write-your-own' goals and to self-report progress. The purpose of the present study was to document experiences and perceptions of goal setting and My Goals, and report users' feedback on what is needed in future website-based goal setting/tracking tools.

Design

One-on-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with (i) My Goals users and (ii) dietitians providing a public information support service, EatRight Ontario (ERO).

Setting

My Goals users from Ontario and Alberta, Canada were recruited via an eaTracker website pop-up box; ERO dietitians working in Ontar

SUBMITTER: Lieffers JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261360 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature