Web Based Personal Nutrition Management Tool

Bozkurt S., ZAYİM N., GÜLKESEN K. H., Samur M. K.

1st International Conference on Electronic Healthcare, London, Kanada, 08 Eylül 2008 - 09 Eylül 2009, cilt.1, ss.161-166 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 1
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/978-3-642-00413-1_20
  • Basıldığı Şehir: London
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Kanada
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.161-166
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Nutrition, web portal, web based education, nutrition education, personal nutrition management, EDUCATION
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Internet is being used increasingly as a resource for accessing health-related information because of its several advantages. Therefore, Internet tailoring becomes quite preferable in health education and personal health management recently. Today, there are many web based health programs designed for individuals. Among these studies nutrition and weight management is popular because, obesity has become a heavy burden for populations worldwide. In this study, we designed a web based personal nutrition education and management tool, The Nutrition Web Portal, in order to enhance patients' nutrition knowledge, and provide behavioral change against obesity. The present paper reports analysis, design and development processes of The Nutrition Web Portal.