Category: Publications
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P28 Qualitative Study: User Experiences with Platano, a Dietary Self-Monitoring App for Underserved Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Keep reading in the Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior! |Abstract| Background: Dietary self-monitoring is a key strategy in diabetes self-management and may be facilitated by mHealth. However, smartphone applications are typically designed for high resource audiences and may exacerbate health inequity if they fail to meet user needs in underserved groups. Objective: We aimed…
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Personal Informatics Technology for Engagement in Community Health (PI-TECH): Mixed Methods Study of Platano, a Motivationally Tailored App for Dietary Diabetes Management
Click here to read the full paper! |Abstract| Objectives: mHealth tools may support dietary management of type 2 diabetes. However, sustaining user engagement is a challenge. We used mixed methods to explore usage of a motivationally tailored custom smartphone application. Methods: Platano is a self-determination theory-based app that promotes self-tracking of diet and blood glucose in…
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Interventions for Dietary Sodium Restriction Among Patients with Heart Failure: A Mismatch in the Evidence and Intervention Design (OR22-05-19)
Read the full publication in the Oxford Academic! |Abstract| Objectives: Dietary sodium restriction guidelines are controversial due to a lack of studies assessing their effect on heart failure outcomes. An important aspect of this problem is the effectiveness of behavioral nutrition interventions to reduce patients’ sodium intake. We systematically reviewed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of…