Monitoring dietary intake and physical activity electronically: Feasibility, usability, and ecological validity of a mobile-based ecological momentary assessment tool

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Spook, Jorinde Eline ^a,b   Paulussen, Theo ^b   Kok, Gerjo ^a   Van Empelen, Pepijn ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Ecological validity; Feasibility; Mobile based ecological momentary assessment (mema); Physical activity; Usability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; DIET; EATING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STUDENT; TELEMEDICINE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY; FEASIBILITY; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE-BASED ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT (MEMA); PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; USABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; DIET; EATING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; TELEMEDICINE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT;

DIETARY INTAKE; ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY; FEASIBILITY; MOBILE-BASED ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT (MEMA); PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; USABILITY;

EID: 84887787785     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2617     Document Type: Article

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