Technology‐driven dietary assessment: a software developer’s perspective

Dietary researchers need new software to improve nutrition data collection and analysis, although the creation of information technology is difficult. Software development projects may be unsuccessful as a result of an inadequate understanding of needs, management problems, technology barriers or le...

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Published in:Journal of human nutrition and dietetics 2014-01, Vol.27 (s1), p.10-17
Main Authors: Buday, R, Tapia, R, Maze, G. R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
childhood eating behaviour
computer software
data collection
Diet
Diet Records
Diet Surveys
dietary assessment
Feeding Behavior
Humans
Information technology
Intellectual property
intellectual property rights
Nutrition
Nutrition Assessment
Software
technology-based dietary assessment (TBDA)
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Summary:Dietary researchers need new software to improve nutrition data collection and analysis, although the creation of information technology is difficult. Software development projects may be unsuccessful as a result of an inadequate understanding of needs, management problems, technology barriers or legal hurdles. Cost over‐runs and schedule delays are common. Barriers facing scientific researchers developing software include workflow, cost, schedule and team issues. Different methods of software development and the role that intellectual property rights play are discussed. A dietary researcher must carefully consider multiple issues to maximise the likelihood of success when creating new software.
ISSN:0952-3871
1365-277X
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-277X.2012.01255.x