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Development of a smartphone application for eating disorder self-monitoring.
Tregarthen, Jenna P; Lock, James; Darcy, Alison M.
Afiliación
  • Tregarthen JP; Recovery Record Inc., 1121 Clark Way, Palo Alto, California.
  • Lock J; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
  • Darcy AM; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
Int J Eat Disord ; 48(7): 972-82, 2015 Nov.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26213130
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

This case report aims to (1) describe the development and refinement of a smartphone application for eating disorder self-monitoring; (2) characterize its users in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics; and (3) explore its feasibility and utilization as a self-monitoring tool.

METHOD:

We developed a mobile phone application through which people with eating disorders can self-monitor meals, emotions, behaviors, and thoughts. The application also included positive reinforcement, coping skill suggestions, social support, and feedback components. The app was made available on two Internet app stores. Data include number of downloads and subsequent usage statistics, consumer ratings on app-stores are used as indicators of satisfaction, anonymous aggregate demographic data and Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire scores from 57,940 individuals collected over a two-year period.

RESULTS:

The app demonstrated population-level utilization with over 100,000 users over a two-year period. Almost 50% percent of users stated that they are not currently receiving clinical treatment and 33% reported they had not told anyone about their eating disorder. A surprising number of people with severe problems are using the app.

DISCUSSION:

Smartphone apps have the capacity to reach and engage traditionally underserved individuals with eating disorders at a large scale. Additional work is indicated for the evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of applications for specific user groups and in clinical treatment contexts.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Trastornos de Alimentación y de la Ingestión de Alimentos / Aplicaciones Móviles / Teléfono Inteligente Límite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Int J Eat Disord Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Trastornos de Alimentación y de la Ingestión de Alimentos / Aplicaciones Móviles / Teléfono Inteligente Límite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Int J Eat Disord Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article