Women's Perceptions of Usefulness and Ease of Use of Four Healthy Eating Blog Characteristics: A Qualitative Study of 33 French-Canadian Women

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 1220-1227.e3

  Bissonnette Maheux, Véronique ^a   Dumas, Audrée Anne ^a   Provencher, Véronique ^a   Lapointe, Annie ^a   Dugrenier, Marilyn ^a   Straus, Sharon ^a   Gagnon, Marie Pierre ^a   Desroches, Sophie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Blogs; Healthy eating; Nutrition; Qualitative research; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANADIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DIETITIAN; EATING; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HABIT; HEALTHY DIET; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOFTWARE; BLOGGING; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DIETETICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BLOGGING; DIETETICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY DIET; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEBEC; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 85032274006     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2017.08.012     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Pistolis, J., Zimeras, S., Chardalias, K., Roupa, Z., Fildisis, G., Diomidous, M., Investigation of the impact of extracting and exchanging health information by using Internet and social networks. Acta Inform Med 24:3 (2016), 197–201.
2. Massey, P.M., Where do US adults who do not use the Internet get health information? Examining digital health information disparities from 2008 to 2013. J Health Commun 21:1 (2016), 118–124.
3. Kaplan, A.M., Haenlein, M., Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of social media. Bus Horiz 53:1 (2010), 59–68.
4. Kim, H., Blogs as the new media on the Internet. Rev Comm 5:2 (2005), 100–108.
5. Davis, F.D., Bagozzi, R.P., Warshaw, P.R., User acceptance of computer technology: A comparison of two theoretical models. Manage Sci 35:8 (1989), 982–1003.
6. Hsu, C.L., Chuan-Chuan Lin, J., Acceptance of blog usage: The roles of technology acceptance, social influence and knowledge sharing motivation. Inform Manage 45:1 (2008), 65–74.
7. Chang, Y.S., Yang, C., Why do we blog? From the perspectives of technology acceptance and media choice factors. Behav Inf Technol 32:4 (2013), 371–386.
8. van der Heijden, H., Factors influencing the usage of websites: The case of a generic portal in The Netherlands. Inform Manage 40:6 (2003), 541–549.
9. Lau, A.S., Hospital-based nurses’ perceptions of the adoption of Web 2.0 tools for knowledge sharing, learning, social interaction and the production of collective intelligence. J Med Internet Res, 13(4), 2011, e92.
10. McGowan, B.S., Wasko, M., Vartabedian, B.S., Miller, R.S., Freiherr, D.D., Abdolrasulnia, M., Understanding the factors that influence the adoption and meaningful use of social media by physicians to share medical information. J Med Internet Res, 14(5), 2012, e117.
11. Liaw, S.-S., Investigating students’ perceived satisfaction, behavioral intention, and effectiveness of e-learning: A case study of the Blackboard system. Comput Educ 51:2 (2008), 864–873.
12. Canadian Foundation of Dietetic Research. Tracking Nutrition Trends 2015. http://www.cfdr.ca/Downloads/CCFN-docs/Tracking-Nutrition-Trends-2015-Summary-Report.aspx. Published 2015. Accessed May 30, 2017.
13. Doub, A.E., Small, M.L., Levin, A., LeVangie, K., Brick, T.R., Identifying users of traditional and Internet-based resources for meal ideas: An association rule learning approach. Appetite 103 (2016), 128–136.
14. Helm, J., Jones, R.M., Practice Paper of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Social Media and the Dietetics Practitioner: Opportunities, Challenges, and Best Practices. J Acad Nutr Diet 116:11 (2016), 1825–1835.
15. Hsu, C.C., Comparison of gender differences in young people's blog interface preferences and designs. Displays 33:3 (2012), 119–128.
16. Garriguet D. Diet quality in Canada. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-x/2009003/article/10914-eng.htm. Published 2009. Revised July 7, 2015. Accessed May 30, 2017.
17. Bissonnette-Maheux, V., Provencher, V., Lapointe, A., et al. Exploring women's beliefs and perceptions about healthy eating blogs: A qualitative study. J Med Internet Res, 17(4), 2015, e87.
18. Statistical Analysis Software. [computer program]. Version 9.3, 2012, SAS Institute Inc, Cary, NC.
19. Elo, S., Kyngas, H., The qualitative content analysis process. J Adv Nurs 62:1 (2008), 107–115.
20. NVivo. [computer program]. Version 10, 2012, QSR International, Cambridge, MA.
21. Buller, D.B., Woodall, W.G., Zimmerman, D.E., et al. Randomized trial on the 5 a day, the Rio Grande Way Website, a web-based program to improve fruit and vegetable consumption in rural communities. J Health Commun 13:3 (2008), 230–249.
22. Miller, E.A., Pole, A., Diagnosis blog: Checking up on health blogs in the blogosphere. Am J Public Health 100:8 (2010), 1514–1519.
23. Hartmann, C., Dohle, S., Siegrist, M., Importance of cooking skills for balanced food choices. Appetite 65 (2013), 125–131.
24. McLaughlin, C., Tarasuk, V., Kreiger, N., An examination of at-home food preparation activity among low-income, food-insecure women. J Am Diet Assoc 103:11 (2003), 1506–1512.
25. Greenberg, S., Yaari, E., Bar-Ilan, J., Perceived credibility of blogs on the internet—The influence of age on the extent of criticism. Aslib Proc 65:1 (2013), 4–18.
26. Chesney, T., Su, D.K.S., The impact of anonymity on weblog credibility. Int J Hum Comput Stud 68:10 (2010), 710–718.
27. Lin, M., Thoma, B., Trueger, N.S., Ankel, F., Sherbino, J., Chan, T., Quality indicators for blogs and podcasts used in medical education: Modified Delphi consensus recommendations by an international cohort of health professions educators. Postgrad Med J 91:1080 (2015), 546–550.
28. Lu, A.S., An experimental test of the persuasive effect of source similarity in narrative and nonnarrative health blogs. J Med Internet Res, 15(7), 2013, e142.