Feasibility of using an artificial intelligence-based telephone application for dietary assessment and nudging to improve the quality of food choices of female adolescents in Vietnam: Evidence from a randomized pilot study
Background Adolescent nutrition has faced a policy neglect, partly owing to the gaps in dietary intake data for this age group. The Food Recognition Assistance and Nudging Insights (FRANI) is a smartphone application validated for dietary assessment and to influence users toward healthy food choices...
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| author | Braga, Bianca C. Nguyen, Phuong Hong Tran, Lan Mai Hoang, Nga Thu Bannerman, Boateng Doyle, Frank Folson, Gloria Gangupantulu, Rohit Karachiwalla, Naureen Kolt, Bastien McCloskey, Peter Palloni, Giordano Tran, Trang Huyen Thi Trơưng, Duong Thuy Thi Hughes, David Gelli, Aulo |
| author_browse | Bannerman, Boateng Braga, Bianca C. Doyle, Frank Folson, Gloria Gangupantulu, Rohit Gelli, Aulo Hoang, Nga Thu Hughes, David Karachiwalla, Naureen Kolt, Bastien McCloskey, Peter Nguyen, Phuong Hong Palloni, Giordano Tran, Lan Mai Tran, Trang Huyen Thi Trơưng, Duong Thuy Thi |
| author_facet | Braga, Bianca C. Nguyen, Phuong Hong Tran, Lan Mai Hoang, Nga Thu Bannerman, Boateng Doyle, Frank Folson, Gloria Gangupantulu, Rohit Karachiwalla, Naureen Kolt, Bastien McCloskey, Peter Palloni, Giordano Tran, Trang Huyen Thi Trơưng, Duong Thuy Thi Hughes, David Gelli, Aulo |
| author_sort | Braga, Bianca C. |
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| description | Background
Adolescent nutrition has faced a policy neglect, partly owing to the gaps in dietary intake data for this age group. The Food Recognition Assistance and Nudging Insights (FRANI) is a smartphone application validated for dietary assessment and to influence users toward healthy food choices.
Objectives
This study aimed to assess the feasibility (adherence, acceptability, and usability) of FRANI and its effects on food choices and diet quality in female adolescents in Vietnam.
Methods
Adolescents (N = 36) were randomly selected from a public school and allocated into 2 groups. The control group received smartphones with a version of FRANI limited to dietary assessment, whereas the intervention received smartphones with gamified FRANI. After the first 4 wk, both groups used gamified FRANI for further 2 wk. The primary outcome was the feasibility of using FRANI as measured by adherence (the proportion of completed food records), acceptability and usability (the proportion of participants who considered FRANI acceptable and usable according to answers of a Likert questionnaire). Secondary outcomes included the percentage of meals recorded, the Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDDW) and the Eat-Lancet Diet Score (ELDS). Dietary diversity is important for dietary quality, and sustainable healthy diets are important to reduce carbon emissions. Poisson regression models were used to estimate the effect of gamified FRANI on the MDDW and ELDS.
Results
Adherence to the application was 82% and the percentage of meals recorded was 97%. Acceptability and usability were 97%. MDDW in the intervention group was 1.07 points (95% CI: 0.98, 1.18; P = 0.13) greater than that in the control (constant = 4.68); however, the difference was not statistically significant. Moreover, ELDS in the intervention was 1.09 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.18; P = 0.03) points greater than in the control (constant = 3.67).
Conclusions
FRANI was feasible and may be effective to influence users toward healthy food choices. Research is needed for FRANI in different contexts and at scale. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1398062025-12-08T09:54:28Z Feasibility of using an artificial intelligence-based telephone application for dietary assessment and nudging to improve the quality of food choices of female adolescents in Vietnam: Evidence from a randomized pilot study Braga, Bianca C. Nguyen, Phuong Hong Tran, Lan Mai Hoang, Nga Thu Bannerman, Boateng Doyle, Frank Folson, Gloria Gangupantulu, Rohit Karachiwalla, Naureen Kolt, Bastien McCloskey, Peter Palloni, Giordano Tran, Trang Huyen Thi Trơưng, Duong Thuy Thi Hughes, David Gelli, Aulo adolescents artificial intelligence capacity development diet quality diet feeding preferences Background Adolescent nutrition has faced a policy neglect, partly owing to the gaps in dietary intake data for this age group. The Food Recognition Assistance and Nudging Insights (FRANI) is a smartphone application validated for dietary assessment and to influence users toward healthy food choices. Objectives This study aimed to assess the feasibility (adherence, acceptability, and usability) of FRANI and its effects on food choices and diet quality in female adolescents in Vietnam. Methods Adolescents (N = 36) were randomly selected from a public school and allocated into 2 groups. The control group received smartphones with a version of FRANI limited to dietary assessment, whereas the intervention received smartphones with gamified FRANI. After the first 4 wk, both groups used gamified FRANI for further 2 wk. The primary outcome was the feasibility of using FRANI as measured by adherence (the proportion of completed food records), acceptability and usability (the proportion of participants who considered FRANI acceptable and usable according to answers of a Likert questionnaire). Secondary outcomes included the percentage of meals recorded, the Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDDW) and the Eat-Lancet Diet Score (ELDS). Dietary diversity is important for dietary quality, and sustainable healthy diets are important to reduce carbon emissions. Poisson regression models were used to estimate the effect of gamified FRANI on the MDDW and ELDS. Results Adherence to the application was 82% and the percentage of meals recorded was 97%. Acceptability and usability were 97%. MDDW in the intervention group was 1.07 points (95% CI: 0.98, 1.18; P = 0.13) greater than that in the control (constant = 4.68); however, the difference was not statistically significant. Moreover, ELDS in the intervention was 1.09 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.18; P = 0.03) points greater than in the control (constant = 3.67). Conclusions FRANI was feasible and may be effective to influence users toward healthy food choices. Research is needed for FRANI in different contexts and at scale. 2024-06 2024-03-05T15:08:17Z 2024-03-05T15:08:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139806 en Open Access Elsevier Braga, Bianca C.; Nguyen, Phuong H.; Tran, Lan Mai; Hoang, Nga Thu; Bannerman, Boateng; Doyle, Frank; et al. 2024. Feasibility of using an artificial intelligence-based telephone application for dietary assessment and nudging to improve the quality of food choices of female adolescents in Vietnam: Evidence from a randomized pilot study. Current Developments in Nutrition 8(6). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.102063 |
| spellingShingle | adolescents artificial intelligence capacity development diet quality diet feeding preferences Braga, Bianca C. Nguyen, Phuong Hong Tran, Lan Mai Hoang, Nga Thu Bannerman, Boateng Doyle, Frank Folson, Gloria Gangupantulu, Rohit Karachiwalla, Naureen Kolt, Bastien McCloskey, Peter Palloni, Giordano Tran, Trang Huyen Thi Trơưng, Duong Thuy Thi Hughes, David Gelli, Aulo Feasibility of using an artificial intelligence-based telephone application for dietary assessment and nudging to improve the quality of food choices of female adolescents in Vietnam: Evidence from a randomized pilot study |
| title | Feasibility of using an artificial intelligence-based telephone application for dietary assessment and nudging to improve the quality of food choices of female adolescents in Vietnam: Evidence from a randomized pilot study |
| title_full | Feasibility of using an artificial intelligence-based telephone application for dietary assessment and nudging to improve the quality of food choices of female adolescents in Vietnam: Evidence from a randomized pilot study |
| title_fullStr | Feasibility of using an artificial intelligence-based telephone application for dietary assessment and nudging to improve the quality of food choices of female adolescents in Vietnam: Evidence from a randomized pilot study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feasibility of using an artificial intelligence-based telephone application for dietary assessment and nudging to improve the quality of food choices of female adolescents in Vietnam: Evidence from a randomized pilot study |
| title_short | Feasibility of using an artificial intelligence-based telephone application for dietary assessment and nudging to improve the quality of food choices of female adolescents in Vietnam: Evidence from a randomized pilot study |
| title_sort | feasibility of using an artificial intelligence based telephone application for dietary assessment and nudging to improve the quality of food choices of female adolescents in vietnam evidence from a randomized pilot study |
| topic | adolescents artificial intelligence capacity development diet quality diet feeding preferences |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139806 |
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