Characterizing behavior change techniques used in the self-management of binge eating and weight: Applying a user-centered design approach.

ABSTRACT: User-centered design methods aim to increase intervention engagement by focusing on consumers' needs and preferences. We conducted a needs assessment (the first step in user-centered design) via a digital diary study to understand how individuals with recurrent binge eating (≥12 episodes in 3 months) and obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m²) manage these problems in their day-to-day lives and the approaches they use to change their behavior. Specifically, we applied the Behavior Change Technique (BCT)-Taxonomy to characterize which standardized BCTs individuals use to change binge eating and health-related behaviors and their motivations to use them, to inform the design of a mobile intervention. We analyzed qualitative data from 22 adults (64% female, 32% White) who submitted 176 diary entri

SUBMITTER: Fu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8885842 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature