ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2019
Information Literacy in Food and Activity Tracking Among Parkrunners, People With Type 2 Diabetes, and People With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Exploratory Study.
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- Health Care Professionals' Views on the Use of Passive Sensing, AI, and Machine Learning in Mental Health Care: Systematic Review With Meta-Synthesis.JMIR mental health · 2024Pooled it
- How Self-tracking and the Quantified Self Promote Health and Well-being: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- How do electronic personal health information technologies enhance obesity prevention behaviors? Examining the roles of obesity risk perception and body weight.BMC public health · 2025Article
- "Sharing Is Caring:" Australian Self-Trackers' Concepts and Practices of Personal Data Sharing and Privacy.Frontiers in digital health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe tracking, or logging, of food intake and physical activity is increasing among people, and as a result there is increasing evidence of a link to improvement in health and well-being. Crucial to the effective and safe use of logging is a user's information literacy.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to analyze food and activity tracking from an information literacy perspective.
methodsAn online survey was distributed to three communities via parkrun, diabetes.co.uk and the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Network.
resultsThe data showed that there were clear differences in the logging practices of the members of the three different communities, as well as differences in motivations for tracking and the extent of sharing of said tracked data. Respondents showed a good understanding of the importance of information accuracy and were confident in their ability to understand tracked data, however, there were differences in the extent to which food and activity data were shared and also a lack of understanding of the potential reuse and sharing of data by third parties.
conclusionsInformation literacy in this context involves developing awareness of the issues of accurate information recording, and how tracked information can be applied to support specific health goals. Developing awareness of how and when to share data, as well as of data ownership and privacy, are also important aspects of information literacy.
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