Factors associated with persistent participation in an online diet intervention

Jill Freyne; Ian Saunders; Emily Brindal; Shlomo Berkovsky; Gregory Smith

doi:10.1145/2212776.2223805

Factors associated with persistent participation in an online diet intervention

Jill Freyne, Ian Saunders, Emily Brindal, Shlomo Berkovsky, Gregory Smith

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Abstract

In recent years, much work has been carried out in interface design and service quality in order to maximise user experience and sustain engagement. We are often unsure, however, what factors really influence user interactions with the technologies. Here we report on an ongoing examination of the relationships between user demographics, self reported attitudes, efficacy, and system feature, and participation on an online diet support site. Our findings indicate that not only the characteristics of the users themselves are associated with sustained engagement with a weight loss site, but also that usage of particular features on the site results in higher return rates. These findings support a push for designers to understand their users and features of their site, in order to maximise engagement with their target audiences.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI EA '12, CHI'12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	2375-2380
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450310161
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2212776.2223805
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	30th ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '12) - Austin, United States Duration: 5 May 2012 → 10 May 2012

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Conference	30th ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '12)
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	5/05/12 → 10/05/12

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Freyne, J, Saunders, I, Brindal, E, Berkovsky, S & Smith, G 2012, Factors associated with persistent participation in an online diet intervention. in CHI EA '12, CHI'12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, pp. 2375-2380, 30th ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '12), Austin, Texas, United States, 5/05/12. https://doi.org/10.1145/2212776.2223805

Factors associated with persistent participation in an online diet intervention. / Freyne, Jill; Saunders, Ian; Brindal, Emily et al.
CHI EA '12, CHI'12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2012. p. 2375-2380.

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