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Weight loss app users value structure, ease of use, personalized features, and accessibility (including dual phone-computer access) as critical factors for sustained engagement.
Designers should prioritize user interface design, ease of use, and personalization to keep users engaged. Avoid making calorie counting the sole focus, as it can be limiting and discouraging.
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Weight loss app users valued structure, ease of use, personalised features and accessibility.
Why this rating
Qualitative study with a small sample (n=19).
Source
How can weight‐loss app designers' best engage and support users? A qualitative investigation
Jason Tang et al. · British Journal of Health Psychology · 2014
DOI 10.1111/bjhp.12114
narrative_review · n=19Cited 168×
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