Development of a Smartphone Application for Dietary Self-Monitoring

Jeong Sun Ahn; Dong Woo Kim; Jiae Kim; Haemin Park; Jung Eun Lee

doi:10.3389/fnut.2019.00149

Development of a Smartphone Application for Dietary Self-Monitoring

Front Nutr. 2019 Sep 23:6:149. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2019.00149. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Jeong Sun Ahn¹, Dong Woo Kim², Jiae Kim³, Haemin Park³, Jung Eun Lee^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
² Department of Home Economics, Korea National Open University, Seoul, South Korea.
³ Platform Development Team, Bluecore, Seoul, South Korea.
⁴ Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.

Abstract

This article describes the key features of the Well-D, a mobile dietary self-monitoring application developed to assess and track dietary intake. To test the acceptability of the app, 102 adults aged 18 years or older were asked to use Well-D for 3 days or more. After using the app, they recorded their likes/dislikes and recommendations regarding ways to improve Well-D. A mobile application for dietary assessment and monitoring may have the potential to help individuals and groups to engage in healthy behaviors.

Keywords: diet tracking app; dietary self-monitoring; information technology in healthcare; mobile application; smartphone application.