ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2021
A Web-Based Time-Use Application to Assess Diet and Movement Behavior in Asian Schoolchildren: Development and Usability Study of My E-Diary for Activities and Lifestyle (MEDAL).
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- Interactive Malaysian Childhood Healthy Lifestyle (i-MaCHeL) programme: a single-arm pilot study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2024Article
- Accuracy of a Web-Based Time-Use Diary (MEDAL) in Assessing Children's Meal Intakes With Food Photography by Parents as Reference: Instrument Validation Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2024Article
- Promoting hEalthy Diet and Active Lifestyle (PEDAL): a protocol for the development and feasibility study of a multicomponent intervention among primary school children in Singapore.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2024Article
- User Requirements in Developing a Novel Dietary Assessment Tool for Children: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Development and content validity of an application to assess 24-hour movement behaviors in 0-4-year-old children involving end-users and key stakeholders: the My Little Moves app.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Article
- Technological tools for assessing children's food intake: a scoping review.Journal of nutritional science · 2023Article
- A Web-Based, Time-Use App To Assess Children's Movement Behaviors: Validation Study of My E-Diary for Activities and Lifestyle (MEDAL).JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2022Article
- Validation of a Web-Based, Time-Use Application to Assess Children's School Meal Intakes: My E-Diary for Activities and Lifestyle (MEDAL).Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWeb-based time-use diaries for schoolchildren are limited, and existing studies focus mostly on capturing physical activities and sedentary behaviors but less comprehensively on dietary behaviors.
objectiveThis study aims to describe the development of My E-Diary for Activities and Lifestyle (MEDAL)-a self-administered, web-based time-use application to assess diet and movement behavior-and to evaluate its usability in schoolchildren in Singapore.
methodsMEDAL was developed through formative research and an iterative user-centric design approach involving small groups of schoolchildren (ranging from n=5 to n=15, aged 7-13 years). To test the usability, children aged 10-11 years were recruited from 2 primary schools in Singapore to complete MEDAL for 2 weekdays and 2 weekend days and complete a 10-item usability questionnaire.
resultsThe development process revealed that younger children (aged <9 years) were less able to complete MEDAL independently. Of the 204 participants (118/204, 57.8% boys, and 31/201, 15.4% overweight) in the usability study, 57.8% (118/204) completed 3 to 4 days of recording, whereas the rest recorded for 2 days or less. The median time taken to complete MEDAL was 14.2 minutes per day. The majority of participants agreed that instructions were clear (193/203, 95.1%), that MEDAL was easy to use (173/203, 85.2%), that they liked the application (172/202, 85.1%), and that they preferred recording their activities on the web than on paper (167/202, 82.7%). Among all the factors evaluated, recording for 4 days was the least satisfactory component reported. Compared with boys, girls reported better recall ability and agreed that the time spent on completing 1-day entry was appropriate.
conclusionsMEDAL appears to be a feasible application to capture diet and movement behaviors in children aged 10-12 years, particularly in the Asian context. Some gender differences in usability performance were observed, but the majority of the participants had a positive experience using MEDAL. The validation of the data collected through the application is in progress.
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