Background
Objectives
Childhood Obesity
Quantified self for personal health
Methods
Date | Module | Process Description |
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09/2015 | Recruitment | Students list with physiological data obtained |
10/2015 | Recruitment | Overweight/obese kids selected for study |
10/2015 | Recruitment | Parents contacted for information session |
11/2015 | Recruitment | Study information session; consent forms given out to parents |
01/2016 | Intensive Camp | Health camp begins (Food photos collected) |
02/2016 | Intensive Camp | Health camp ends (Phones with Instagram, Activity trackers given) |
02/2016 | Weekend Clubs | Weekend clubs begin |
05/2016 | Weekend Clubs | Weekend clubs end |
06/2016 | Summer Break | WhatsApp intervention for mothers begins |
08/2016 | Summer Break | WhatsApp intervention for mothers ends |
Demographics
Health intervention
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Health camp: two-week weight management camp from January 24 to February 4, 2016, which included physical and social activities, lifestyle coaching and nutrition counseling.
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Weekend clubs: ten-week program from February 20, 2016, where every weekend for four hours, participants received further reinforcement to acquire healthy behaviors.
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Summer break: during the summer break (June - August 2016) a group of mothers participated in a mobile intervention using WhatsApp to reinforce healthy eating and behaviors.
The 360QS implementation
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Wearable devices: Wearable devices (actigraphy sensors) were used to monitor sleep and physical activity of the participants.
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Mobile Social Media (Photos and Messaging): We incorporated the use of social media for tracking dietary habits of participants (Instagram) and health education of mothers (WhatsApp).
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Health camp food Photos: We also captured photos of the food consumed by participants during the two-week health camp to gain insights on dietary preferences.
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Physiological Data: Physical health of the participants was measured periodically via height, weight, etc. to obtain an overall picture of the impact of the intervention on participants’ health.
Physiological data
Health camp: food photos
Weekend clubs: actigraphy sensor
Weekend clubs: social media - instagram
Summer break: social media - WhatsApp
Results
Health camp: food photos
Group | Correlation | p-value | Permuted p-value |
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vegetable | −0.055 | 0.611 | 0.413 |
fruit | 0.061 | 0.573 | 0.943 |
egg | −0.065 | 0.559 | 0.556 |
porridge | −0.145 | 0.185 | 0.021 |
dairy | −0.122 | 0.269 | 0.224 |
meat | 0.027 | 0.803 | 0.166 |
fish | −0.093 | 0.526 | 0.767 |
soup | 0.120 | 0.282 | 0.983 |
pasta | −0.084 | 0.526 | 0.133 |
rice | 0.225 | 0.050 | 0.949 |
bread | −0.014 | 0.897 | 0.296 |
dessert | −0.141 | −0.141 | 0.227 |