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TY - GEN
T1 - Evaluation of Mindfulness Eating Apps
AU - Guluzade, Lala
AU - Sas, Corina
N1 - Conference code: 36th
PY - 2023/8/28
Y1 - 2023/8/28
N2 - Increased HCI research has focused on mindfulness technologies, and eating practices, such as healthy eating, but limited work has explored the intersection of these two rather than separate research areas to support the design for mindfulness eating. A growing number of mobile apps in the marketplace has focused on supporting healthy eating, including those targeting mindfulness eating; however, limited HCI research has focused on evaluating them. To address this gap, we report a study evaluating 13 apps of mindfulness eating on the Apple Store informed by mindfulness eating literature and mindfulness based-eating awareness training (MB-EAT) intervention. Findings indicate that such apps track bodily sensations and emotions as well as broader aspects pertaining to healthy eating and physical activities. Outcomes also reveal that such apps tend to provide support and interventions for either mindfulness meditation or mindfulness eating meditation, albeit fewer apps support both. We conclude with design implications including novel interfaces for mindfulness eating that leverage the body, and novel digital interventions for mindfulness eating informed by MB-EAT.
AB - Increased HCI research has focused on mindfulness technologies, and eating practices, such as healthy eating, but limited work has explored the intersection of these two rather than separate research areas to support the design for mindfulness eating. A growing number of mobile apps in the marketplace has focused on supporting healthy eating, including those targeting mindfulness eating; however, limited HCI research has focused on evaluating them. To address this gap, we report a study evaluating 13 apps of mindfulness eating on the Apple Store informed by mindfulness eating literature and mindfulness based-eating awareness training (MB-EAT) intervention. Findings indicate that such apps track bodily sensations and emotions as well as broader aspects pertaining to healthy eating and physical activities. Outcomes also reveal that such apps tend to provide support and interventions for either mindfulness meditation or mindfulness eating meditation, albeit fewer apps support both. We conclude with design implications including novel interfaces for mindfulness eating that leverage the body, and novel digital interventions for mindfulness eating informed by MB-EAT.
KW - Mindfulness eating
KW - Mindfulness
KW - Healthy eating
KW - Mobile apps
KW - Mindfulness eating awareness training interventions.
U2 - 10.14236/ewic/BCSHCI2023.29
DO - 10.14236/ewic/BCSHCI2023.29
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SP - 262
EP - 273
BT - 36th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference
PB - British Computer Society
T2 - British Human Computer Interaction (BHCI)
Y2 - 28 August 2023 through 29 August 2023
ER -