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PARTICIPANTS NEEDED TO PARTICIPATE IN A STUDY ON A NEW DIET SMARTPHONE APPLICATION
Help Concordia University and University of British Columbia researchers develop a diet self-monitoring application based on the new Canada’s Food Guide!
We are looking for people interested in nutrition to participate in a focus group over Zoom to help create a diet self-monitoring application based on the new food guide.
To participate in this study, you must:
- Be ≥18 years
- Be English speaking
- Be familiar with operating a smartphone
- Have access to a computer and the internet required to use Zoom
- Not be living with blindness, deafness or cognitive impairment (ie: dementia)
- Not be a registered dietitian or nutrition student
Participation in this study consists of:
- Online questionnaire (15 minutes)
- Focus group on Zoom (60-90 minutes)
If you are interested in this study, please email us your phone number to cohen.lab@ubc.ca or call us at 604-359-7636 so we can screen your eligibility. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at cohen.lab@ubc.ca!
PI: Tamara Cohen, PhD, RD tamara.cohen@ubc.ca
This project is supported by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the R. Howard Webster Foundation.
