Exploring the Use of myfood24 (an Online Nutritional Assessment Tool) in Clinical Dietetic Practice

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Dietary assessment is a key component of the dietetic care process. Assessments usually take place within dietetic consultations using methods such as 24-hour recall and paper food diaries. This study will examine the feasibility of using an online dietary assessment tool, myfood24 as an alternative to current dietary assessment practices and explore the barriers and facilitators to its use within dietetic clinical practice. This will be a mixed method study using questionnaires and semi structures interviews with both dietitians and patients. Dietitians, and patients with a range of clinical conditions referred to an NHS Dietetic Service, will be recruited. Patients will be asked to trial the system to record their food intake prior to their dietetic appointment. This data will then be used for the dietary assessment within the consultation. Following this, patients and dietitians will be interviewed about their experiences. Quantitative data will be statistically analysed, and thematic analysis will be used to analyse qualitative data.

Official Title
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Exploring the Use of myfood24 (an Online Nutritional Assessment Tool) in Clinical Dietetic Practice

Conditions
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Nutritional Disorders, Nutrition Therapy, Food Habits

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: myfood24


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Aged over 18 years Referred to the STH Dietetic Department Willing and able to attend a dietetic out-patient appointment Can read and understand English Have access to the internet Willing to engage in technology as part of their care Have or willing to obtain their own email address Exclusion Criteria: Under 18 years Unable or unwilling to attend a dietetic out-patient appointment Unable to read and understand English No access to the internet Unwilling to engage in technology as part of their care Does not have or unwilling to obtain their own email address

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Other: Patient Participant<br>Patients will be asked to complete an 3 days worth of an online dietary recall prior to their out patient appointment with the dietitian | Device: myfood24<br>* online website for dietary analysis<br>|
| Other: Dietitian Participant<br>The Dietitian will be asked to review the patients completed dietary recalls prior to the patient attending their out patient appointment. | Device: myfood24<br>* online website for dietary analysis<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| System Usability | System usability score is generated using system usability scale - a validated questionnaire. | After patients have used the system. Approximately 4 to 8 weeks after baseline. | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patient Activation | Patient activation score will be generated using Patient Activation Measure (PAM) a validated questionnaire. | Baseline and end of intervention. (approximately 3 months from baseline) | 
| Acceptability of using the system as part of dietetic care | This will be generated using (I) Acceptability questionnaire for patients using a non-validated questionnaire and (2) Through participant interviews. | The acceptability questionnaire and interviews will be completed at the end of the intervention.(approx 3 months from baseline) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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nutrition, dietary recall