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Improving nutritional status of children using artificial intelligence-based mobile application postsurgery:

Maryam Zahid¹, Ume Sughra², Sehrish Mumtaz¹

¹Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology and National Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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Summary

A mobile app improved post-surgery nutrition in children, showing slight weight and calorie intake increases. This highlights technology

Keywords:

Malnutrition Nutrient deficiencies Nutrition assessment Nutritional treatment Weight management

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Area of Science:

Pediatric Surgery
Nutritional Science
Health Informatics

Background:

Post-surgical malnutrition is prevalent in children, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Mobile health applications offer a promising avenue for enhancing nutritional status in pediatric patients.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of a diet-related mobile application in improving the nutritional status of post-surgical children.
To compare the outcomes of using a mobile health intervention versus standard dietary pamphlets.

Main Methods:

A two-arm randomized controlled trial was conducted over six months at a tertiary care hospital.
The intervention group received a diet-related mobile app, while the control group received dietary pamphlets.
Sample size was calculated at 88 participants to achieve 80% power and a 5% significance level.

Main Results:

After 8 weeks, the intervention group showed a mean weight of 17.1 kg (SD 5) compared to 16.5 kg (SD 7.2) in the usual care group.
Average calorie intake was 1000.75 kcal (SD 210) for the intervention group and 972 kcal (SD 252) for the usual care group.
Average protein intake was 39 g (SD 6.4) for the intervention group and 34.3 g (SD 12.5) for the usual care group.

Conclusions:

The study suggests that mobile health technology can support self-nutrition monitoring for post-surgical pediatric patients.
Both intervention and usual care groups demonstrated slight improvements in weight and nutritional intake.