The assessment of mobile voice-based apps to measure food consumption reporting for the elderly

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dietary intake; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17335889
• Lead Sponsor: Ministry of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2020-01-19
• Study Start: 2020-04-06
• Last Update Posted: 27 April 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. 60 - 90 years of age
2. Capable of reading and operating the application on their mobile phone

Exclusion Criteria

1. Under any form of dietary control
2. Engaged in deliberate weight loss
3. On medication
4. Pregnant
5. Diabetes
6. High cholesterol
7. High blood pressure

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Accuracy of reporting measured using reporting errors made in the app at the time of the intervention<br> 2. Response time recorded and embedded in apps in milliseconds for the time elapsed from a user’s voice food reporting to completion<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Participants’ perceptions of the utility of each app were measured using the System Usability Scale (SUS), with ten items scored using a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree) at the end of the intervention.