Hingle, M. D., Fried, D., Kobourov, S., & Surdeanu, M. (2014). Analyzing the language of food on social media.. IEEE International Congress on BigData’14, arXiv:1409.2195 [cs.CL].
Hingle, M. D., Beltran, A., Hingle, M., Knesek, J., T, O. C., Thompson, D., Baranowski, J., & Baranowski, T. (2011). Identifying and clarifying values and reasons statements that promote effective food parenting practices, using intensive interviews.. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 1-5.
Hingle, M. D., Hongu, N. K., Hingle, M., Merchant, N., & Thomson, C. (2011). Dietary Assessment Tools Using Mobile Technology.. Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 26(4).
Turner, T., Spruijt-Metz, D., Wen, C. K., & Hingle, M. D. (2015). Prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity using mobile and wireless technologies: a systematic review. Pediatric obesity.
Mobile health (mHealth) is a relatively nascent field, with a variety of technologies being explored and developed. Because of the explosive growth in this field, it is of interest to examine the design, development and efficacy of various interventions as research becomes available. This systematic review examines current use of mHealth technologies in the prevention or treatment of pediatric obesity to catalogue the types of technologies utilized and the impact of mHealth to improve obesity-related outcomes in youth. Of the 4021 articles that were identified, 41 articles met inclusion criteria. Seventeen intervention studies incorporated mHealth as the primary or supplementary treatment. The remaining articles were in the beginning stages of research development and most often described moderate-to-high usability, feasibility and acceptability. Although few effects were observed on outcomes such as body mass index, increases in physical activity, self-reported breakfast and fruit and vegetable consumption, adherence to treatment, and self-monitoring were observed. Findings from this review suggest that mHealth approaches are feasible and acceptable tools in the prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity. The large heterogeneity in research designs highlights the need for more agile scientific processes that can keep up with the speed of technology development.
Hingle, M., & Patrick, H. (2016). There Are Thousands of Apps for That: Navigating Mobile Technology for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 48(3), 213-8.e1.
Mobile health (mHealth) is an emerging field devoted to the use of mobile and wireless devices to affect health outcomes, health care services, and health research. Despite great promise, little research has examined its effectiveness. It is the authors' view that the full potential of mHealth has yet to be realized in research and practice. This Perspective article explores when and for whom mHealth approaches are effective, strengths and limitations of commercially and academically generated apps, research design considerations, and public-private partnerships. These topics have implications for researchers and practitioners who wish to advance the science and practice of mHealth.
