Healthy Enough 237-Person Nutrition & Exercise Pilot
A first look at whether people keep using Healthy Enough, and keep their scores up, when a professional is watching the dashboard. This is a pilot, not a randomised controlled trial, and it does not show that Healthy Enough treats or prevents any disease.
Overview
The Healthy Enough pilot included 237 participants who used HE-Food and HE-Move and were monitored through the professional dashboard.
Purpose
To observe adherence: whether participants stayed in the programme and kept both daily scores at a meaningful level.
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Participants
237 participants took part.
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Healthy Enough Intervention
Participants used both Healthy Enough apps.
HE-Food
Daily food logging and a food score reflecting diet quality, nutrients and portions.
HE-Move
A daily movement score from movement, aerobic exercise, strength, flexibility and balance.
Professional Dashboard Monitoring
Participants were monitored through the professional dashboard. Participants whose Food or Move scores began trending downward could be identified for follow-up.
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Adherence Definition
The predefined adherence criterion required participants to remain in the programme and maintain both Food and Move scores of at least 70%.
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Results
67% of participants met the adherence criterion.
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What We Learned
Monitoring both scores made it possible to see who was slipping while there was still time to follow up.
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Study Limitations
- This was a pilot, not a randomised controlled trial; there was no comparison group described here.
- Adherence is not the same as a health outcome; the result does not show treatment or prevention of disease.
- The 67% figure should not be compared directly with unrelated studies.
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References
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