scholarly journals Monitoring Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Electronically: Feasibility, Usability, and Ecological Validity of a Mobile-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment Tool

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. e214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorinde Eline Spook ◽  
Theo Paulussen ◽  
Gerjo Kok ◽  
Pepijn Van Empelen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Ecological Validity ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

scholarly journals Study protocol: One plus one can be greater than two—Ecological momentary assessment for Black prostate cancer survivors and partners

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0255614
Author(s):  
Dalnim Cho ◽  
Kathrin Milbury ◽  
Yue Liao ◽  
Curtis A. Pettaway ◽  
Justin R. Gregg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Retrospective Survey ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Given that romantic partners play a pivotal role in patients’ survivorship period, integrating partners into survivorship care and broadening the focus of behavioral interventions from the individual (survivor) to the survivor-partner dyad may make healthy lifestyle behaviors more easily adopted and potentially maintained. Understanding the role of dyadic processes in Black survivors is particularly important because their lifestyle behaviors are poor and they have higher cancer-specific and all-cause mortality. To develop an effective dyadic lifestyle behavior intervention for Black survivors, micro-level investigations of interactions between Black survivors and their partners are necessary to pinpoint how survivors and partners facilitate or hinder each other’s lifestyle behaviors in their natural, everyday lives. Accordingly, the objective of the present study is to fill these gaps using ecological momentary assessment to eventually develop more effective lifestyle interventions for Black prostate cancer (PCa) survivors and partners. A total of 120 dyads (i.e., 240 individuals) who are Black adult survivors diagnosed with non-metastatic PCa and their romantic partners will be asked to complete four assessments per day for 14 consecutive days on a smartphone after an initial retrospective survey. Over the 14 days, participants will be asked to complete a brief survey regarding their lifestyle behaviors (physical activity, sedentariness and eating behaviors), contexts of lifestyle behaviors, stress, and coping. Physical activity and sedentary behavior will be assessed via accelerometer; eating behaviors will be assessed with the Automated Self-Administered 24-hour Dietary Assessment Tool. After completing the 14-day assessment, participants will be asked to complete a final retrospective survey. Results of the proposed study will inform the rigorous development of a theory-based dyadic lifestyle intervention in this vulnerable survivorship population with the ultimate goal to improve overall survival and reduce morbidities (for survivors) and reduce cancer incidence (for partners).

scholarly journals Describing Ecological Momentary Assessment Methods for Collecting Dietary Intake in a Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sample

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 886-886
Author(s):  
Amanda Trofholz ◽  
Jerica !Berge
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Parent Feeding Practices ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Parent Feeding ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Abstract Objectives Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is an innovative tool being used in the obesity field to capture real-time information about people's health. A recent systematic review regarding the use of EMA to assess dietary intake and physical activity in youth found the need for standardized reporting of EMA measures and methods. This presentation will discuss EMA methods used in the NIH-funded Family Matters study, including survey design, registration/technology, EMA protocols, implementation, and lessons learned for future EMA studies. Methods Family Matters is an incremental, two-phased (Phase I = 150 participants; Phase II = 627 participants), mixed-methods study conducted with a racially/ethnically diverse and immigrant/refugee sample from largely low-income households. Across two phases, the Family Matters research team designed and administered EMA surveys to parents of 5–9 year olds to measure momentary factors of importance to child weight and weight-related behaviors including parent feeding practices, child eating behaviors, meal preparation, and foods served at family meals. Results EMA data allowed for many cutting-edge research questions to be addressed, innovative analyses to be run, and methodological approaches to be advanced. Many diet-related topics were investigated, including 1) the investigation of both within-and across-day relationships between transient and chronic stress and parent feeding practices; 2) parental stress and mood earlier in the day and its association with parent feeding practices later in the day; and 3) family meal characteristics by meal type and day of the week. Additionally, concordance between diet-related EMA measures and objectively collected 24-hour dietary recalls was examined. Family Matters EMA diet-related measures will be presented and related results discussed. Conclusions This presentation will be valuable for researchers interested in using EMA for collecting obesity-related measures, such as dietary intake, physical activity, parent feeding practices, and stress/mood. Funding Sources Research is supported by grant number R01HL126171 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (PI: Berge).

scholarly journals Associations between parent and child physical activity and eating behaviours in a diverse sample: an ecological momentary assessment study

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (15) ◽  
pp. 2728-2736
Author(s):  
Rachel Wirthlin ◽  
Jennifer A Linde ◽  
Amanda Trofholz ◽  
Allan Tate ◽  
Katie Loth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

AbstractObjective:This study is a secondary data analysis that examines the association between parent modelling of dietary intake and physical activity and the same child behaviours among different races/ethnicities using innovative, rigorous and objective measures.Design:Ecological momentary assessment surveys were sent to parents to assess whether their child had seen them exercise or consume food. Dietary recall data and accelerometry were used to determine dietary intake and physical activity behaviours of children.Setting:Participants were randomly selected from primary care clinics, serving low-income and racially/ethnically diverse families in Minnesota, USA.Participants:Participants were families with children aged 5–7 years old who lived with parents 50 % of the time and shared at least one meal together.Results:A 10 percentage point higher prevalence in parent modelling of fruit and vegetable intake was associated with 0·12 higher serving intake of those same foods in children. The prevalence of parent modelling of eating energy dense foods (10 % prevalence units) was associated with 0·09 higher serving intake of sugar-sweetened beverages. Furthermore, accelerometry-measured parent sedentary hours was strongly correlated with child sedentary time (0·37 child sedentary hours per parent sedentary hours). An exploratory interaction analysis did not reveal any statistical evidence that these relationships depended on the child’s race/ethnic background.Conclusions:Interventions that increase parent modelling of healthy eating and minimise modelling of energy dense foods may have favourable effects on child dietary quality. Additionally, future research is needed to clarify the associations of parent modelling of physical activity and children’s physical activity levels.

scholarly journals An ecological momentary assessment study of physical activity behaviors among mothers of toddlers from low-income households

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine L. Campbell ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Ann Pulling Kuhn ◽  
Maureen M. Black ◽  
Erin R. Hager
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Activity Count ◽  
Group Relations ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Group Relation ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Abstract Background Mothers of young children from low-income communities may be vulnerable to barriers associated with low physical activity. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between home environment factors and maternal physical activity among mothers of toddlers. Methods Mothers of toddlers (n = 200) recruited from low-income communities simultaneously wore an ankle-placed accelerometer and were given a personal digital assistant for ecological momentary assessment. Mothers received randomly prompted questions about their current environment, activity, and social setting several times a day over eight consecutive days. Data were analyzed using linear mixed-effects regression models with random intercepts; within-group and between-group relations between physical activity and environment factors were disaggregated. Results Within-group relations included higher physical activity counts for specific mothers with television off versus on (95% CI = 130.45, 199.17), children absent versus present (95% CI = 82.00, 3.43), engaging with a child versus not (95% CI = 52.66, 127.63), and outside versus inside location (95% CI = 277.74, 392.67). Between-group relations included higher physical activity on average when other adults were absent versus present (95% CI = − 282.63, − 46.95). Recruitment site (urban vs. semi-urban) significantly moderated the within-group relation between being outside versus inside and activity count (β = − 243.12, 95% CI = − 358.74, − 127.47), and showed stronger relations among urban mothers (β = 440.33, 95% CI = 358.41, 522.25), than semi-urban (β = 190.37, 95% CI = 109.64, 271.11). Maternal body weight significantly moderated the within-group relation between being located outside versus inside the home and activity count (β for interaction = − 188.67, 95% CI = − 308.95, − 68.39), with a stronger relation among mothers with normal weight (β = 451.62, 95% CI = 345.51, 557.73), than mothers with overweight/obesity (β = 271.95, 95% CI = 204.26, 339.64). Conclusions This study highlights home environmental factors, including screen time, the presence of others (adults and children), and location (i.e., outside versus inside) that may relate to maternal physical activity behaviors. Understanding factors associated with physical activity could reduce physical activity disparities. Trial registry ClinicalTrials. NCT02615158, April 2006

scholarly journals Exploring Feelings of Pleasure and Purpose Associated With Older People’s Activities Using Ecological Momentary Analysis: An Observational Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Karen E. Hancock ◽  
Paul Downward ◽  
Lauren B. Sherar
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Physical Activity Guidelines ◽  
Outdoor Activities ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Actigraph Accelerometer ◽  
Confounding Variables ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment ◽  
Sedentary Activities

Momentary feelings of pleasure and purpose can be sources of intrinsic motivation, but momentary purpose is rarely studied. Activities, contexts, and feelings of retired/semiretired adults (n = 67, aged 50–78 years) were captured using ecological momentary assessment. Participants provided 2,065 valid responses to six daily smartphone surveys for 7 days. Physical activity was measured by waist-worn ActiGraph accelerometer. Pleasure (measured by affective happiness) and purpose outcomes were regressed on activities, context, and potential confounding variables. Interactions between activities and contexts were explored. Participants were highly active: 98.5% met physical activity guidelines. Sedentary activities were negatively associated with sense of purpose, especially when indoors. However, social sedentary activities were positively associated with feelings of happiness. Active, social outdoor activities were positively associated with both outcomes. Less sedentary participants experienced greater happiness and purpose during all their activities. Context matters: active, social, and outdoor activities seem to be more appealing to older adults.

scholarly journals Exploring feelings of pleasure and purpose associated with older people’s activities using ecological momentary analysis: an observational study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.E. Hancock ◽  
P. Downward ◽  
L.B. Sherar
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Physical Activity Guidelines ◽  
Outdoor Activities ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Actigraph Accelerometer ◽  
Confounding Variables ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment ◽  
Sedentary Activities

Abstract Momentary feelings of pleasure and purpose can be sources of intrinsic motivation, but momentary purpose is rarely studied. Activities, contexts and feelings of retired/semi-retired adults (n=67, aged 50-78y) were captured using ecological momentary assessment. Participants provided 2,065 valid responses to six daily smartphone surveys for seven days. Physical activity was measured by waist-worn Actigraph accelerometer. Pleasure (measured by affective happiness) and purpose outcomes were regressed on activities, context and potential confounding variables. Interactions between activities and contexts were explored.Participants were highly active: 98.5% met physical activity guidelines. Sedentary activities were negatively associated with sense of purpose, especially when indoors. However, social sedentary activities were positively associated with feelings of happiness. Active, social outdoor activities were positively associated with both outcomes. Less sedentary participants experienced greater happiness and purpose during all their activities. Context matters: active, social and outdoor activities seem to be more appealing to older adults.

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