PEGASO e-Diary: User Engagement and Dietary Behavior Change of a Mobile Food Record for Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity amongst children and adolescents is becoming a major health problem globally and mobile food records can play a crucial role in promoting healthy dietary habits.

Objective

To describe the methodology for the implementation of the e-Diary mobile food record, to assess its capability in promoting healthy eating habits, to evaluate the factors associated with its usage and engagement.

Methods

This is a descriptive study that compared the characteristics of participants engaged in the e-Diary, which was part of the PEGASO project in which an app to provide proactive health promotion was given to 365 students at 4 European sites enrolled during October to December 2016: England (UK), Scotland (UK), Lombardy (Italy), and Catalonia (Spain). The e-Diary tra

SUBMITTER: Caon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8970185 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature