Users' Experiences With the NoHoW Web-Based Toolkit With Weight and Activity Tracking in Weight Loss Maintenance: Long-term Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital behavior change interventions (DBCIs) offer a promising channel for providing health promotion services. However, user experience largely determines whether they are used, which is a precondition for effectiveness.

Objective

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate user experiences with the NoHoW Toolkit (TK)-a DBCI that targets weight loss maintenance-over a 12-month period by using a mixed methods approach and to identify the main strengths and weaknesses of the TK and the external factors affecting its adoption. The secondary aim is to objectively describe the measured use of the TK and its association with user experience.

Methods

An 18-month, 2×2 factorial randomized controlled trial was conducted. The trial included 3 intervention arms rec

SUBMITTER: Mattila E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8787666 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature