免费,流行的mHealth应用程序的内容和质量分析,支持"植物性"饮食
Jennifer J Lee1, Mavra Ahmed1,2, Rim Mouhaffel1
1Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
PLOS digital health
|October 25, 2023
概括
对于加拿大人而言,流行的植物性饮食移动应用程序提供了良好的功能,但缺乏信誉和知识支持. 需要进一步开发来增强这些工具,以便更好地遵守饮食.
科学领域:
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 数字健康数字健康
- 消费者技术 消费者技术
背景情况:
- 越来越多的消费者对植物性饮食的兴趣.
- 移动健康 (mHealth) 应用程序为饮食遵守提供了潜力.
- 对于植物性饮食的免费,流行的mHealth应用程序的理解有限.
研究的目的:
- 评估支持加拿大人的植物性饮食的免费,流行的mHealth应用程序的内容和质量.
主要方法:
- 在Apple App和GooglePlay商店中搜索符合条件的应用程序 (高评分,用户数量,可用性).
- 选了998个应用程序,其中16个符合标准 (食谱管理器,食品扫描仪等). ) 的情况.
- 由营养学家使用移动应用评分表 (MARS) 和应用质量评估 (AQEL) 评估应用程序质量.
主要成果:
- 包括专注于通过教育,技能培训和目标设定来改变行为的应用程序.
- 总体而言,应用程序质量充足 (MARS:3.8/5),功能和审美性高,可信度低 (2.4/5).
- AQEL得分表明对知识获取的支持较低 (4.5/10),但在其他营养领域的得分充足.
结论:
- 针对加拿大人免费的基于植物的mHealth应用程序的重点不同,但需要提高可信度.
- 需要在应用程序中增加额外的资源,以改善知识获取支持.
- 未来的应用程序开发应该优先考虑基于证据的内容和强大的可信度措施.
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