Nutrition Management Mini Programs in WeChat: Evaluation of Functionality and Quality (Preprint)

• DOI: 10.2196/preprints.56486
• Publication Date: 2024-01-31T21:12:51Z
• Authors: Hui Sun; yanping Wu; jia Sun; wu Zhou; qian Xu; dandan Hu
• Keywords: Preprint

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Due to the improvement of living standards and aging population, medical health field has attracted much attention.Among them, nutrition management become focus domestic research.Nowadays,with rapid development Internet, developers have developed wechat mini programs aimed at improving monitoring nutritional status individuals. However, there been insufficient scientific evaluation functionality quality various applets that emerged on market. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> The purpose this study was evaluate function China's program by using uMARS scale, explore relationship between user rating, rating user-version mobile application Rating Scale (uMARS). <title>METHODS</title> Search for keywords such as nutrition, diet meals platform, screen related according inclusion exclusion criteria, registered, updated in use from January 2017 November 2023, collect basic information about experience score, registration time, update time service type . main functions were integrated summarized, score each obtained form 1 point function. evaluated version Mobile Mini Program (uMARS) 2 nutrient-related evaluators experiencer. <title>RESULTS</title> Of 891 small searched 27 finally obtained. 85.2% (23/27) provide management, record daily assess status, 70.4% (19/27) knowledge classroom teaching, 59.3% (16/27) exercise clock. Only 44.4% (12/27) included weight management.The total median (out 5) 3.38(IQR3.13-3.58), indicating most scored higher than 3 points ,and overall range 2.85 3.88. dimensions engagement ranged 4.33 (median 3, IQR 2.67-3.67), with being lowest uMARS. functional dimension ranges 4(IQR 3.33-4), but are two scores outside normal range, 2.67 4.33. aesthetic 2.33 4.67(median 3.67,IQR3.33-4) informational 3.33, 2.67-3.67). <title>CONCLUSIONS</title> This research management. scale shows these average quality, concentrate rather nutrition. And is uneven, not perfect, urgent improvement. future direction should enhancing innovative functions, encourage active participation professionals more practical personalized guidance.