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Title:
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A NOVEL WEB APPLICATION (FOODCOACH)
TO MONITOR AND IMPROVE EATING BEHAVIORS:
PILOT RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL |
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Author(s):
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Diana Trojaniello, Francesca Sacchitelli, Elena Massa, Pietro Vismara and Alberto Sanna |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-89-0 |
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Editors:
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Mário Macedo |
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Year:
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2019 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Nutritional Platform, Mediterranean Diet, Web Platform, E-Health, Remote Monitoring, User Experience |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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134 |
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Last Page:
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142 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Nowadays, overweight and obesity are considered a global public and health problem. The use of ICT in weight
management programs has been reported in improved long-term adherence and nutritional habits. Few studies validated
ICT based approaches versus standard paper-based approaches. This study aimed at investigating the efficacy and
acceptability of a novel Web App, i.e. FoodCoach, to guide and monitor dietary behaviours in an healthy sample
population. A two arms randomized controlled trial study has been designed. Fourty healthy subjects have been included
in two groups: the first group (control) obtained a standard paper-based not-personalized dietary intervention; the second
group (experimental) obtained a novel Web-based personalized dietary intervention through the FoodCoach Web App.
Both the groups were remotely followed for 40 days by expert dieticians, the first through telephone and emails, the
second trough the Web App. At the start and the end of the 40-days experimental period, physical appointments with the
dieticians and research team at the hospital premises have been organized. The results showed a significant weight loss,
Body Mass Index and Fat Mass percentage reductions in the experimental group participants, while no differences in the
control group subjects have been found. The acceptability of the proposed Web App was explored by means of
questionnaire and engagement metrics (frequency of usage): a good level of engagement over the 40 days and high scores
in terms of usability and user experience of the participants have been showed. |
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