Using a gamified monitoring app to change adolescents' snack intake: the development of the REWARD app and evaluation design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the snacking pattern of European adolescents is of great concern, effective interventions are necessary. Till now health promotion efforts in children and adolescents have had only limited success in changing adolescents' eating patterns and anthropometrics. Therefore, the present study proposes an innovative approach to influence dietary behaviors in youth based on new insights on effective behavior change strategies and attractive intervention channels to engage adolescents. This article describes the rationale, the development, and evaluation design of the 'Snack Track School' app. The aim of the app is to improve the snacking patterns of Flemish 14- to 16-year olds.

Methods

The development of the app was informed by the systematic, stepwise, iterative, and

SUBMITTER: Van Lippevelde W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4974720 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature