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ArticleNutrients2018

A Qualitative Evaluation of the eaTracker

Jessica R L Lieffers, Renata F Valaitis, Tessy George, Mark Wilson, Janice Macdonald, Rhona M Hanning

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Article in Nutrients, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jessica R L LieffersCollege of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada. jessica.lieffers@usask.ca.ORCID 0000-0003-4380-1011
Renata F ValaitisSchool of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada. rfvalait@uwaterloo.ca.
Tessy GeorgeHospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada. t.george@mail.utoronto.ca.
Mark WilsonDietitians of Canada, Toronto, ON M5R 1C1, Canada. mark@wilson5.ca.
Janice MacdonaldDietitians of Canada, Toronto, ON M5R 1C1, Canada. janice@childhoodobesityfoundation.ca.
Rhona M HanningSchool of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada. rhona.hanning@uwaterloo.ca.

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research 53893Dietitians of Canada N/APublic Health Agency of Canada N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundeaTracker

methodsOne-on-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with adult eaTracker

resultsParticipants mentioned several positive aspects of the mobile app which included: (a) Dashboard displays; (b) backed by dietitians; (c) convenience and ease of use; (d) portion size entry; (e) inclusion of food and physical activity recording; and (f) ability to access more comprehensive information via the eaTracker

conclusionThis evaluation provides useful information to improve the eaTracker

Indexed as

Mobile ApplicationsNutrition AssessmentAdolescentAdultCanadaFemaleHumansInternetMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionQualitative ResearchSelf CareUser-Computer InterfaceYoung Adultadultsmobile applicationsnutritional sciencequalitative research

Identifiers

PMID30304766
PMCPMC6213652

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