Effectiveness of a Smartphone App (MINISTOP 2.0) integrated in primary child health care to promote healthy diet and physical activity behaviors and prevent obesity in preschool-aged children: randomized controlled trial - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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A study conducted in Sweden and published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity discusses how the smartphone app MINISTOP 2.0 promotes better dietary habits and less screen time in pre-school aged children.

]. Findings from the interviews helped us further improve and adapt the content and features of the app before translation to Somali, Arabic and English. One of the main additions to the 2.0 version of the app was an audio/video-feature of the theme content to make it more accessible and facilitate participation regardless of literacy. Examples of further additions were videos on key strategies for healthy eating behaviors and pictures illustrating e.g.

From the upper left corner: 1) the registration feature for daily intake of fruits, berries, and vegetables, 2) an example of the graphical output of the weekly registrations summarized at the end of each week, 3) an example of the audio–video feature in the Somali app-version, and 4–6) an example of a theme text in different languages The primary outcomes were parent-reported children’s intake of fruits, vegetables, sweet and savory treats, sweet drinks, as well as time spent in MVPA and...

 

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