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Identification of the minimum data set to design a mobile-based application on overweight and obesity management for children and adolescents

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Abstract

Purpose

Designing mobile-based applications is one of the tools to raise the awareness of patients and the care team. Aim of this study is to identify the data elements of a mobile-based application to overweight and obesity management for children and adolescents from the experts’ point of view.

Methods

In this descriptive-analytical article, data collection was conducted through library and Internet research. The research population comprised 30 nutritionists selected via simple sampling method. The research instrument was a questionnaire developed by the researcher in four sections: demographic data, assessment data, therapeutic recommendations and application capabilities. Validity and reliability were confirmed by Content Validity Ratio (CVR) and Delphi method respectively.

Results

The Minimum Data Set (MDS) required for overweight and obesity management in children and adolescents was designed based on the data from the guidelines of the United States, Canada, Australia, Britain, Iran, and experts' opinions. The importance of this MDS suggested was calculated based on the percentage points given by experts for the demographic data of 100%, the assessment data of 88.33%, the therapeutic recommendations of 97.67%, and the application capabilities of 88.94%.

Conclusion

Identifying prevention and control minimum data set of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents from the point of view of experts will be effective in improving the applications in this field. This MDS has two parts of data elements: the first for recognition of the framework of evaluating and applying therapeutic methods that can empower parents to manage the child's body mass and the second as a patient's personal record for storage a set of data that can be used by nutritionists in visits to healthcare centers.

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Abbreviations

MDS:

Minimum Data Set

CVR:

Content Validity Ratio

CVI:

Content Validity Index

CDC:

Centers for Disease Control

AAP:

American Academy of Pediatrics

WHO:

World Health Organization

ICSI:

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

NHS:

National Health Service

MVPA:

Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity

MET:

Metabolic equivalent of task

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Acknowledgments

The results described in this paper formed part of a thesis submitted by the first author (EH) for an MSc degree in Health Information Technology at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The authors extend thanks to professionals working at the Department of Health Information Management and Department of Nutritional Sciences in Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

This research has been supported by Tehran University of Medical Sciences & Health Services grant 98-02-31-41689; with ethical code IR.TUMS.SPH.REC.1397.104.

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  1. Department of Health Information Technology, School of Allied Medical, Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran

    Elmira Hajizadeh & Reza Nazari

  2. Halal Research Center of IRI, FDA, Tehran, Iran

    Leila Shahmoradi

  3. Health Information Management Department, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), 3rd Floor, No #17, Farredanesh Alley, Ghods St, Enghelab Ave, 14177-44361, Tehran, Iran

    Leila Shahmoradi & Saeed Barzgari

  4. Department of Cellular and Molecular Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Maryam Mahmoodi

  5. Department of Foreign Languages, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Amir Rakhshan

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EH, LSh, MM and RN participated in the elaboration and execution of the study.EH and SB did the statistical analysis.EH and AR coordinated the study and helped on the draft of manuscript. EH, MM, AR, RN and SB reviewed. EH and LSh approved the final version of this investigation. EH submitted the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Hajizadeh, E., Shahmoradi, L., Mahmoodi, M. et al. Identification of the minimum data set to design a mobile-based application on overweight and obesity management for children and adolescents. J Diabetes Metab Disord 20, 1011–1020 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-021-00807-1

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