Use of mobile applications to improve nutrition behaviour: A systematic review

Paramastri, Rathi; Pratama, Satwika Arya; Ho, Dang Khanh Ngan; Purnamasari, Sintha Dewi; Mohammed, Afrah Zaki Mahdi; Galvin, Cooper J.; Hsu, Yi-Hsin; Tanweer, Afifa; Humayun, Ayesha; Househ, Mowafa; Iqbal, Usman

doi:10.1016/j.cmpb.2020.105459

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“…The increasing number of health and nutrition applications available on Google Play and the Apple App Store proves the awareness of community regarding adopting a healthy lifestyle. App programs may be more effective when social support is advocated and could be a useful instrument in order to reduce the negative impact of quarantine on lifestyle [76,77].…”

Section: Effects Of Stress and Anxiety On Physical Activitymentioning

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Quarantine during COVID-19 outbreak: Changes in diet and physical activity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease

Mattioli

Sciomer

Cocchi

et al. 2020

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

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Aims: CoV-19/SARS-CoV-2 is a highly pathogenic virus that is causing a global pandemic with a high number of deaths and infected people. To contain the diffusion of infection, several governments have enforced restrictions on outdoor activities or even collective quarantine on the population. The present commentary briefly analyzes the effects of quarantine on lifestyle, including nutrition and physical activity and the impact of new technologies in dealing with this situation. Data synthesis: Quarantine is associated with stress and depression leading to unhealthy diet and reduced physical activity. A diet poor in fruit and vegetables is frequent during isolation, with a consequent low intake of antioxidants and vitamins. However, vitamins have recently been identified as a principal weapon in the fight against the Cov-19 virus. Some reports suggest that Vitamin D could exert a protective effect on such infection. During quarantine, strategies to further increase home-based physical activity and to encourage adherence to a healthy diet should be implemented. The WHO has just released guidance for people in self-quarantine, those without any symptoms or diagnosis of acute respiratory illness, which provides practical advice on how to stay active and reduce sedentary behavior while at home. Conclusion: Quarantine carries some long-term effects on cardiovascular disease, mainly related to unhealthy lifestyle and anxiety. Following quarantine, a global action supporting healthy diet and physical activity is mandatory to encourage people to return to a good lifestyle routine.

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Section: Effects Of Stress and Anxiety On Physical Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Quarantine during COVID-19 outbreak: Changes in diet and physical activity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease

Mattioli

Sciomer

Cocchi

et al. 2020

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

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“…A systematic review focusing on new digital media interventions for sexual health promotion among young people revealed that only in 20% of studies in which the intention to use condoms for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections were evaluated, a significant effect of the intervention was confirmed [ 54 ]. Another review reporting on the use of mobile applications in order to improve nutritional behavior showed the feasibility of such interventions [ 55 ]. It appears that the effectiveness of a digital intervention depends strongly on the behavior targeted and the type of technology applied [ 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 ].…”

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The Use of Fitness Influencers’ Websites by Young Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Duplaga

2020

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The growth of the fitness industry observed in the last decade has been accompanied by the emergence of an occupation as a social media fitness influencer. The most popular are able to accumulate millions of followers. The marketing potential of fitness influencers is a subject of interest, not only for the fitness industry but also for other sectors offering products related to health, wellness, or healthy nutrition. However, the activities of fitness influencers related to the promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyle converge with the aims of those promoting public health. The main objective of this study was to make an assessment of the determinants of regular access to fitness influencers’ sites (FIS) and their relationship with the health behaviors of young adult women. It was based on the data originating from an online survey on a representative sample of Polish women aged 18–35 years. Chi2 test, univariate, and multiply logistic regression models were used to determine the relationships between FIS and the variables related to the respondents’ characteristics of and their health behaviors. FIS were accessed by 29.3% of respondents (n = 1030) at least once a week. It was found that those living in cities with a population ranging from 20,000 to 100,000 were more likely to access FIS than those living in rural areas. Similarly, greater access was made by those in a high-income household rather than those with the lowest income, by those with inadequate rather than those with problematic health literacy and by those with high rather than low e-health literacy. The use of FIS was significantly associated with the consumptions of fruit and vegetables (OR, 95%CI: 2.77, 2.01–3.82), physical activity (1.74, 1.27–2.38), breast self-examination (1.54, 1.11–2.13), and also with the greater use of e-cigarettes (1.63, 1.09–2.43) and increased consumption of alcohol (1.37, 1.01–1.88). In conclusion, as access to Internet resources run by fitness influencers was a prevailing predictor of young adult Polish women’s health behaviors, FIS may play a potentially important role in promoting a healthy lifestyle in this population. However, it should be remembered that there are complex patterns of associations with specific behaviors, e.g., the use of e-cigarettes or alcohol consumption.

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“…The DHCM is a digital communication media that provides health information services and can be accessed through various Internet-based platforms (Mou et al , 2016), such as traditional website/web 1.0 (Castren et al , 2008; Czaja et al , 2013; Kontos et al , 2014; Walker et al , 2017), social media/web 2.0 (Walker et al , 2017; Thielsch et al , 2019; Deng and Liu, 2017) or smartphone applications (Paramastri et al , 2020; Walker et al , 2017). The DHCM is a type of electronic Health (e-Health)/mobile health (mHealth) (Kontos et al , 2014; Paramastri et al , 2020). Briefly, mHealth can be viewed as a health-related application for mobile phone while e-Health is a health-related application for desktop/computer (Kampmeijer et al , 2016).…”

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A model of digital health communication media use during the Covid-19 pandemic

Sumaedi

Sumardjo

Saleh

et al. 2021

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PurposeThis research aims to develop and test a model of digital health communication media (DHCM) use for healthy food information – DHCM usage – during the Covid-19 pandemic. More specifically, this research investigated the simultaneous effects of perceived threat of Covid-19, e-health literacy, attitude toward DHCM usage, knowledge toward DHCM usage, facilitating conditions and information quality on the DHCM usage.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical data were collected through a survey. The respondents of the survey are 192 DHCM users who lived in Tangerang Regency. Structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis was performed.FindingsThe DHCM usage during the Covid-19 pandemic is significantly affected by the attitude towards the DHCM usage and the facilitating conditions. However, the DHCM usage during the Covid-19 pandemic is not significantly affected by the perceived threat of Covid-19, e-health literacy, information quality and knowledge of the DHCM usage.Research limitations/implicationsThis research was conducted only in Tangerang Regency and employed a purposive sampling technique. Future research should be conducted in other contexts to examine the stability of the research findings.Practical implicationsIn order to improve DHCM usage for healthy food information, it is important for building a positive attitude towards DHCM usage and ensuring the availability of the facilitating conditions.Originality/valueThis paper is the first that develops and tests a model of DHCM usage for healthy food information during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Use of mobile applications to improve nutrition behaviour: A systematic review

Cited by 40 publications

References 18 publications

Quarantine during COVID-19 outbreak: Changes in diet and physical activity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease

Quarantine during COVID-19 outbreak: Changes in diet and physical activity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease

The Use of Fitness Influencers’ Websites by Young Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

A model of digital health communication media use during the Covid-19 pandemic

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