Nutrition Apps in Occupational Healthcare (Pilot Study of the FOODNUTRI Project)

University of Eastern Finland

Status

Invitation-only

Conditions

Hypertension

Food Selection

Dyslipidemias

Diet Habit

Overweight and Obesity

Cardiovascular Diseases

Occupational Diseases

Diet, Healthy

Diabete Type 2

Treatments

Other: Utilization of the Finnish Nutrition Navigator and the Finnish Nutrition Path

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06923735

262/2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate (1) the user experiences and usability of the nutrition apps (the Finnish Nutrition Navigator and the Finnish Nutrition Path) in occupational health care from the perspective of both professionals and customers, (2) the impact on diet, eating behavior, perceived well-being (perceived state of health, quality of life, work and functional ability) and anthropometric indicators compared to treatment as usual, and (3) cost-effectiveness of using the nutrition apps.

Full description

For the occupational healthcare customer, the study will include two visits to the occupational healthcare: at baseline and after a 12-week follow-up. First, all volunteer participants enrolled in the study will belong to the control group and they will get the treatment as usual. Their weight, waist circumference, and blood pressure are measured at the visit and they are asked to answer a digital research questionnaire at both baseline and follow-up.

The rest of the volunteer participants enrolled in the study will belong to the intervention group. Before the visit at the occupational healthcare, they are asked to fill in the Finnish Nutrition Navigator and to read the automated feedback about the diet quality. The Finnish Nutrition Path can help in the dietary goal setting and it can be utilized together with the professional or independently. In addition, also weight, waist circumference, and blood pressure are measured at the visit and the participant is asked to answer a digital research questionnaire. The same procedure is done at both baseline and follow-up.

Enrollment

204 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 75 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Employee of the certain employer
Coming to the medical examination for employees whose work presents a special risk of illnessa OR coming to the dietitian because of dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, weight loss, weight management, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease
Understands written Finnish

Exclusion criteria