Digital Food Records in Community-Based Interventions: Mixed-Methods Pilot Study

JMIR MHealth and UHealth
Lauren A FowlerT M Powell-Wiley

Abstract

A pressing need exists to understand and optimize the use of dietary assessment tools that can be used in community-based participatory research (CBPR) interventions. A digital food record, which uses a mobile device to capture the dietary intake through text and photography inputs, is a particularly promising mobile assessment method. However, little is understood about the acceptability and feasibility of digital food records in CBPR and how to best tailor dietary assessment tools to the needs of a community. The objective of our study was to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of digital food records among church-based populations in resource-limited wards of Washington, DC, USA, using a mixed-methods approach. This community-based pilot study was conducted as part of the Washington, DC Cardiovascular Health and Needs Assessment. Participants (n=17) received a mobile device (iPod Touch) to photodocument their dietary intake for a 3-day digital food record using a mobile app, FitNinja (Vibrent Health). The acceptability of the digital food record was explored through the thematic analysis of verbatim transcripts from a moderated focus group (n=8). In addition, the feasibility was evaluated by the percentage of particip...Continue Reading

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Oct 3, 2018·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Joanna GajewskaMagdalena Chełchowska
May 1, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Nicole FarmerTiffany M Powell-Wiley
Jun 4, 2021·Journal of Medical Internet Research·Alicia ChungAzizi Seixas

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