Engagement With a Smartphone-Delivered Dietary Education Intervention and Its Relation to Dietary Intake and Cardiometabolic Risk Markers in People With Type 2 Diabetes: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile health (mHealth) interventions offer a promising way to support healthy lifestyle habits, but effectiveness depends on user engagement. Maintaining high user engagement in app-based interventions is important, yet challenging.

Objective

We aimed to examine the association between user engagement with an app-based dietary education for people with type 2 diabetes and changes in diet quality, dietary intake, and clinical measures.

Methods

In this randomized clinical trial, people with type 2 diabetes were recruited within primary care and randomized 1:1 to a 12-week smartphone-delivered app-based dietary education or control group. Participants were followed up after 3, 6, and 12 months. Dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire.

SUBMITTER: Sjoblom L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12168189 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature