Efficacy of a New Low-Protein Multimedia Diet App for PKU.

ABSTRACT: Patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) require a phenylalanine/protein-restricted diet, with limited food choice. Interpreting food labels, calculating protein intake, and determining food suitability are complex and confusing tasks. A mobile multi-media low-protein diet app was developed to guide food choice, label interpretation, and protein calculation. 'PKU Bite'^® includes >1100 specialist and regular low-protein foods, is colour-coded for suitability, and features a protein calculator. A 12-week randomised controlled trial assessed app efficacy, compared with written/pictorial material, in 60 parents/caregivers of children with PKU, aged 1-16 years, and 21 adolescents with PKU. Questionnaires examined self-efficacy and label-reading knowledge; food records evaluated

SUBMITTER: Evans S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9182776 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature