title: The HealthierU Portal for Supporting Behaviour Change and Diet Programs.
abstract: The use of online technologies for supporting participants of behaviour change and diet program is a timely and important research direction. We present HealthierU, adaptive online portal offering a suite of interactive support tools. The portal was evaluated in a 24-week study, which shows that regular reminders trigger increased interaction with the portal. We also analyse interaction patters conducive to weight loss and discuss possible factors of the attrition rates observed in the study.
authors.affiliation: CSIRO Digital Productivity Flagship, Australia.
authors.forename: Shlomo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berkovsky
authors.affiliation: CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, Australia.
authors.forename: Gilly
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hendrie
authors.affiliation: CSIRO Digital Productivity Flagship, Australia.
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freyne
authors.affiliation: CSIRO Digital Productivity Flagship, Australia.
authors.forename: Manny
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noakes
authors.affiliation: Glycemic Index Foundation, Australia.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Usic
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004035:Diet Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015438:Health Behavior; D063005:Health Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D017010:Reminder Systems; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*