A5065534014- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Physical Activity and Health
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Social Media in Health Education
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
University of Auckland
2010-2017
Auckland University of Technology
2014
Background Free school breakfast programmes (SBPs) exist in a number of high-income countries, but their effects on educational outcomes have rarely been evaluated randomised controlled trials. Methods A 1-year stepped-wedge, cluster trial was undertaken 14 New Zealand schools low socioeconomic resource areas. Participants were 424 children, mean age 9±2 years, 53% female. The intervention free daily SBP. primary outcome children's attendance. Secondary academic achievement, self-reported...
Background: There is a critical need for weight management programs that are effective, cost efficient, accessible, and acceptable to adults from diverse ethnic socioeconomic backgrounds. mHealth (delivered via mobile phone Internet) have potential address this need. To maximize the success cost-effectiveness of such an approach it vital develop program content based on effective behavior change techniques, proven programs, closely aligned with participants' needs. Objective: This study aims...
Approximately 55,000 children in New Zealand do not eat breakfast on any given day. Regular skipping has been associated with poor diets, higher body mass index, and adverse effects children's behaviour academic performance. Research suggests that regular consumption can improve performance, nutrition behaviour. This paper describes the protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of free school programme. The aim is to determine intervention attendance, achievement, psychosocial...
Mobile health (mHealth) behaviour change programmes use mobile phones and the internet to deliver information support participants. Such offer a potentially cost-effective way reach many individuals who do not currently access weight loss services. We developed mHealth management programme using proven face-to-face techniques incorporating target population input. Our aim was evaluate feasibility, acceptability potential effectiveness of this for ethnically diverse adults with view informing...
There is substantial interest in the effects of nutrition labels on consumer food-purchasing behavior. However, conducting randomized controlled trials impact real world presents a significant challenge.The Food Label Trial (FLT) smartphone app was developed to enable fully automated trials, delivering intervention remotely, and collecting individual-level data food purchases for two nutrition-labeling (RCTs) New Zealand Australia.Two versions were developed: one 5-arm trial (Australian)...
Objectives Delivery of interventions via smartphone is a relatively new initiative in public health, and limited evidence exists regarding optimal strategies for recruitment. We describe the effectiveness approaches used to recruit participants smartphone-enabled nutrition intervention trial. Methods Internet social media advertising, mainstream advertising research team networks were New Zealand adults fully automated smartphone-delivered labelling trial (no face-to-face visits required)....
Interpretive front-of-pack nutrition labels are better understood than non-interpretive labels. However, robust evidence on the effects of such consumer food purchases in real-world is lacking. Our aim to assess two interpretive labels, compared with a label, healthiness purchases. A five-week (1-week baseline and 4-week intervention) three-arm parallel randomised controlled trial will be conducted using bespoke smartphone application, which administer study questionnaires deliver...
There is a need for accurate and precise food price elasticities (PE, change in consumer demand response to price) better inform policy on health-related taxes subsidies. The Price Experiment Modelling (Price ExaM) study aims to: I) derive PE values; II) quantify the impact of changes quantity quality discrete group purchases and; III) model potential health disease impacts range To achieve this, we will use novel method that includes randomised Virtual Supermarket experiment econometric...