Incorporating Consumers' Needs in Nutrition Apps to Promote and Maintain Use: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutrition apps seem to be promising tools for supporting consumers toward healthier eating habits. There is a wide variety of nutrition apps available; however, users often discontinue app use at an early stage before a permanent change in dietary behavior can be achieved.

Objective

The main objective of this study was to identify, from both a user and nonuser perspective, which functionalities should be included in nutrition apps to increase intentions to start and maintain use of these apps. A secondary objective was to gain insight into reasons to quit using nutrition apps at an early stage.

Methods

This study used a mixed methods approach and included a qualitative and a quantitative study. The qualitative study (n=40) consisted of a home-use test with

SUBMITTER: van der Haar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337335 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature