ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Murtenstrasse 50, 3008 Bern, Switzerland.
Institute Gustave Roussy, Inserm Unit, U981 Paris, France.
Nutrients. 2020 Jul 24;12(8):2214. doi: 10.3390/nu12082214.
Accurate dietary assessment is crucial for both the prevention and treatment of nutrition-related diseases. Since mobile-based dietary assessment solutions are promising, we sought to examine the acceptability of "Nutrition and Diet" (ND) apps by Healthcare Professionals (HCP), explore their preferences on apps' features and identify predictors of acceptance. A 23 question survey was developed by an interdisciplinary team and pilot-tested. The survey was completed by 1001 HCP from 73 countries and 6 continents. The HCP (dietitians: 833, doctors: 75, nurses: 62, other: 31/females: 847, males: 150, neither: 4) had a mean age (SD) of 34.4 (10.2) years and mean job experience in years (SD): 7.7 (8.2). There were 45.5% who have recommended ND apps to their clients/patients. Of those who have not yet recommended an app, 22.5% do not know of their existence. Important criteria for selecting an app were ease of use (87.1%), apps being free of charge (72.6%) and validated (69%). Significant barriers were the use of inaccurate food composition database (52%), lack of local food composition database support (48.2%) and tech-savviness (43.3%). Although the adoption of smartphones is growing and mobile health research is advancing, there is room for improvement in the recommendation of ND apps by HCP.
准确的饮食评估对于预防和治疗与营养相关的疾病至关重要。由于基于移动设备的饮食评估解决方案很有前途，我们试图通过医疗保健专业人员（HCP）来检验“营养与饮食”（ND）应用程序的可接受性，探索他们对应用程序功能的偏好，并确定接受度的预测因素。一个由跨学科团队开发并进行了试点测试的 23 个问题的调查。该调查由来自 73 个国家和 6 个大陆的 1001 名 HCP 完成。HCP（营养师：833 人，医生：75 人，护士：62 人，其他：31 人/女性：847 人，男性：150 人，两者都不是：4 人）的平均年龄（SD）为 34.4（10.2）岁，平均工作经验（SD）为 7.7（8.2）年。有 45.5%的人曾向其客户/患者推荐过 ND 应用程序。在那些尚未推荐应用程序的人中，有 22.5%的人不知道它们的存在。选择应用程序的重要标准是易于使用（87.1%）、免费（72.6%）和经过验证（69%）。重要的障碍是使用不准确的食物成分数据库（52%）、缺乏本地食物成分数据库支持（48.2%）和对技术的掌握（43.3%）。尽管智能手机的采用率在不断增长，移动健康研究也在不断推进，但 HCP 在推荐 ND 应用程序方面仍有改进的空间。
