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The website-based eaTracker® 'My Goals' feature: a qualitative evaluation.
Jessica Rl Lieffers1, Helen Haresign2, Christine Mehling2
11School of Public Health and Health Systems,University of Waterloo,200 University Avenue West,Waterloo,ON,Canada,N2L 3G1.
Public Health Nutrition
|December 20, 2016
Summary
Goal setting for nutrition and activity is beneficial but challenging. Users and dietitians found the My Goals feature helpful but limited, suggesting improvements for future website-based tools.
Area of Science:
- Nutrition and dietetics
- Behavioral science
- Health informatics
Background:
- Dietitians of Canada introduced the 'My Goals' feature in their eaTracker program in 2011.
- This feature allows users to set and self-report progress on nutrition and activity goals.
- The study investigates user and dietitian experiences with this goal-setting tool.
Purpose of the Study:
- To document user and dietitian experiences and perceptions of the 'My Goals' feature.
- To gather feedback on necessary improvements for future website-based goal-setting and tracking tools.
Main Methods:
- Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 'My Goals' users and 5 EatRight Ontario (ERO) dietitians.
- Participants were recruited from Ontario and Alberta, Canada, via the eaTracker website and ERO.
Main Results:
- Both users and dietitians perceived goal setting for behavior change as beneficial yet challenging.
- Concerns included users setting poor-quality goals and difficulty adhering to them.
- Users and dietitians were positive about the 'My Goals' concept but noted limitations in its current implementation.
Conclusions:
- User and dietitian perspectives on the 'My Goals' feature were similar, highlighting challenges in goal use.
- Suggestions for enhancement included improved goal-setting assistance, automated feedback, and greater feature visibility.
- These findings offer generalizable insights for designing effective website-based goal-setting and tracking tools.
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