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Associations between digital health intervention engagement and dietary intake: A systematic review
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posted on 2023-05-19, 00:18 authored by T Delaney, M McLaughlin, A Hall, Serene YoongSerene Yoong, A Brown, K O’brien, J Dray, C Barnes, J Hollis, R Wyse, J Wiggers, R Sutherland, L WolfendenThere has been a proliferation of digital health interventions (DHIs) targeting dietary in-take. Despite their potential, the effectiveness of DHIs are thought to be dependent, in part, on user engagement. However, the relationship between engagement and the effectiveness of dietary DHIs is not well understood. The aim of this review is to describe the association between DHI engagement and dietary intake. A systematic search of four electronic databases and grey literature for records published before December 2019 was conducted. Studies were eligible if they examined a quantitative association between objective measures of engagement with a DHI (subjective experience or usage) and measures of dietary intake in adults (aged ≥ 18 years). From 10,653 citations, seven studies were included. Five studies included usage measures of engagement and two examined subjective experiences. Narrative synthesis, using vote counting, found mixed evidence of an association with usage measures (5 of 12 associations indicated a positive relationship, 7 were in-conclusive) and no evidence regarding an association with subjective experience (both studies were inconclusive). The findings provide early evidence supporting an association between measures of usage and dietary intake; however, this was inconsistent. Further research examining the association between DHI engagement and dietary intake is warranted.
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NutrientsVolume
13Article number
ARTN 3281Location
SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
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2072-6643eISSN
2072-6643Language
EnglishIssue
9Publisher
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Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineNutrition & Dieteticsengagementadherencedigital health interventiondigital behavior change interventiondietnutritionpublic health nutritiondigital technologiesRANDOMIZED-TRIALUSER ENGAGEMENTBEHAVIOR-CHANGEIMPROVE FRUITEHEALTHAdolescentAdultDietDigital TechnologyEatingFemaleHealth PromotionHumansInternet-Based InterventionMaleMiddle AgedNutritional SciencesPublic HealthTelemedicineYoung AdultPreventionClinical ResearchNutrition3 Good Health and Well BeingFood Sciences not elsewhere classifiedNutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified
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