Parents’ mHealth App for Promoting Healthy Eating Behaviors in Children: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Pilot Study

Vázquez-Paz, Ada Mabel; Nava, Rosa María Michel; Delgado-Pérez, Edwin Emeth; Lares-Michel, Mariana; Espinosa-Curiel, Ismael Edrein

doi:10.1007/s10916-022-01860-w

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“…The family-based intervention measures also exerted a positive impact on parents' behavior, including reducing the storage of SSBs at home, cautioning their children about the adverse effects of SSBs, imposing restrictions on their children's SSB consumption, and fostering a reduction in parental SSB intake. Our findings are consistent with previous reviews that found multi-component school-based nutrition interventions targeting children tended to be more effective in reducing SSB consumption when they included a parent-targeted component [33,34]. Parents' involvement may be particularly important in improving the impact of these interventions.…”

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Sustaining Healthy Habits: The Enduring Impact of Combined School–Family Interventions on Consuming Sugar-Sweetened Beverages among Pilot Chinese Schoolchildren

Wang,

Chen,

et al. 2024

Nutrients

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This study assesses the enduring impact of combined school- and family-based interventions on reducing the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) among schoolchildren in China. Two primary schools were assigned at random to either the Intervention Group or the Control Group, in Nanjing, eastern China. All students were in grade three and received an invitation to participate. In the first year, students in the Intervention Group received one-year intervention measures, including monthly monitoring, aiming to decrease the consumption of SSBs. Students in the Control Group only received regular monitoring without interventions. In the second year, both groups received only regular monitoring, without active interventions. A generalized estimating equations model (GEE) was used to assess the intervention effects. After two years, relative to the Control Group, the Intervention Group had a significantly improved knowledge of SSBs and an improved family environment with parents. In the Intervention Group, 477 students (97.3%) had adequate knowledge about SSBs, compared to 302 students (83.2%) in the Control Group (X2 = 52.708, p < 0.001). Two years later, the number of students who stated ‘my home always has SSBs’ in the Intervention Group (7.8%) was fewer than that in the Control Group (12.4%), which was a statistically significant finding (p < 0.05). One year later, both the frequency and the quantity of SSB consumption in the Intervention Group were less than those in the Control Group; such differences between the groups remained statistically significant for the quantity but not for the frequency of SSB consumption two years later. In the Intervention Group, the frequency of SSB consumption was significantly reduced by 1.0 times per week, compared to a reduction of 0.1 times per week in the Control Group in the first year (p < 0.05). In the second year, the frequency of SSB consumption was reduced by 0.8 times per week in the Intervention Group, compared to 0.5 times per week in the Control Group (p > 0.05). In the first year, the volume of SSB consumption was significantly reduced by 233 mL per week in the Intervention Group, compared to an increase of 107 mL per week in the Control Group (p < 0.05). In the second year, the volume of SSB consumption was reduced by 122 mL per week in the Intervention Group compared to an increase of 31 mL per week in the Control Group (p > 0.05). The combined school-based and family-based interventions had a positive effect on the students’ knowledge of SSBs and their family dynamics during the first and second year. Relative to the Control Group, the Intervention Group had a statistically significant reduction in SSB consumption after 1 year, but not after 2 years.

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confidence: 91%

Sustaining Healthy Habits: The Enduring Impact of Combined School–Family Interventions on Consuming Sugar-Sweetened Beverages among Pilot Chinese Schoolchildren

Wang,

Chen,

et al. 2024

Nutrients

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Jóvenes universitarios, alimentación y aplicaciones móviles: una revisión de estudios

López Martínez,

González Díaz,

Fortanet van Assendelft de Coningh

2024

epsir

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Introducción: Las apps son programas informáticos que se han convertido en herramientas imprescindibles en nuestra vida diaria. En el ámbito educativo, son aliadas para los estudiantes, potenciando su aprendizaje y motivación. En el caso de las apps de alimentación, pueden ayudarles a mantener una dieta equilibrada y a cuidar su salud. Metodología: revisión bibliográfica sobre estudios de apps de alimentación, publicados desde 2020 hasta 2024, en la base de datos Scopus. Resultados: Se presentan diversas propuestas de objeto de estudio, con diferentes metodologías, para evaluar la efectividad y usabilidad de apps móviles en la mejora de la dieta y hábitos alimenticios, analizando la calidad, privacidad y seguridad de los datos. Discusión: El uso de apps para seguimiento de la dieta está asociado con cambios positivos en la alimentación, como mayor ingesta de frutas y verduras; ayuda a tomar mejores decisiones; y promueve elecciones alimentarias más saludables a largo plazo. Conclusiones: Se deberían realizar estudios más profundos, entre universitarios durante los años que dura su formación, para valorar si una intervención de este tipo promueve una alimentación saludable y nutritiva y que se alejen de hábitos alimentarios tan perjudiciales para su salud como es la basada en alimentos ultra procesados.

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Trends and Perspectives of mHealth in Obesity Control

Kim

2024

Applied Sciences

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The proliferation of mobile health (mHealth) technologies has revolutionized healthcare delivery, particularly in obesity control. This descriptive study aimed to identify the evolving trends and perspectives of mHealth interventions targeting obesity control, leveraging insights from the ChatGPT language model accessed on 1 January 2024. Eighteen items and 32 questions were used to assess trends and perspectives in mHealth for obesity control, with 8 items and 16 questions dedicated to each aspect, respectively. Key trends identified include personalized interventions, integration of emerging technologies, remote monitoring and telemedicine, behavioral economics strategies, and enhanced user engagement. Perspectives highlight potential for equity, empowerment through self-management, privacy and security concerns, evidence-based practice, and interdisciplinary approaches. These findings shed light on mHealth’s potential in combating obesity, offering valuable insights for healthcare practitioners, researchers, and policymakers. They underscore the significance of leveraging technology to address the global burden of obesity and advocate for collaborative efforts to maximize mHealth solutions’ impact on promoting healthier lifestyles and reducing obesity-related complications.

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Parents’ mHealth App for Promoting Healthy Eating Behaviors in Children: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Pilot Study

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Sustaining Healthy Habits: The Enduring Impact of Combined School–Family Interventions on Consuming Sugar-Sweetened Beverages among Pilot Chinese Schoolchildren

Sustaining Healthy Habits: The Enduring Impact of Combined School–Family Interventions on Consuming Sugar-Sweetened Beverages among Pilot Chinese Schoolchildren

Jóvenes universitarios, alimentación y aplicaciones móviles: una revisión de estudios

Trends and Perspectives of mHealth in Obesity Control

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