Acceptability and feasibility of smartphone-assisted 24 h recalls in the Chinese population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the acceptability and feasibility of using smartphone technology to assess beverage intake and evaluate whether the feasibility of smartphone use is greater among key sub-populations.

Design

An acceptability and feasibility study of recording the video dietary record, the acceptability of the ecological momentary assessment (EMA), wearing smartphones and whether the videos helped participants recall intake after a cross-over validation study.

Setting

Rural and urban area in Shanghai, China.

Subjects

Healthy adults (n 110) aged 20-40 years old.

Results

Most participants reported that the phone was acceptable in most aspects, including that videos were easy to use (70%), helped with recalls (77%), EMA reminders helped them record intak

SUBMITTER: Zang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4600407 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature