The Feasibility of Smartwatch Micro-Ecological Momentary Assessment for Tracking Eating Patterns of Malaysian Children and Adolescents in the South-East Asian Community Observatory Child Health Update 2020: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile phone ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methods are a well-established measure of eating and drinking behaviors, but compliance can be poor. Micro-EMA (μEMA), which collects information with a single tap response to brief questions on smartwatches, offers a novel application that may improve response rates. To our knowledge, there is no data evaluating μEMA to measure eating habits in children or in low-to-middle-income countries.

Objective

In this study, we investigated the feasibility of micro-EMA to measure eating patterns in Malaysian children and adolescents.

Methods

We invited 100 children and adolescents aged 7-18 years in Segamat, Malaysia, to participate in 2021-2022. Smartwatches were distributed to 83 children and adolescents who agree

SUBMITTER: Lane R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12924041 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature