Panitta Junthongsook.. Health status health promoting behaviors and use of mobile health application among service users in private hospitals. Master's Degree(Community Nurse Practitioner). Mahidol University. Mahidol University Library and Knowledge Center. : Mahidol University, 2016.
Health status health promoting behaviors and use of mobile health application among service users in private hospitals
Abstract:
This descriptive study aimed to describe 1) health status, health-promoting behaviors, and use of mobile health application among service users in private hospitals, 2) the relationship between personal factors and use of mobile health application, 3) the relationship between use of mobile health application and health-promoting behaviors, and 4) the relationship between health-promoting behaviors and health status in service users in private hospitals. Through convenience sampling with inclusion criteria, the sample included 420 service users at the wellness centers in two private hospitals. Data were collected using self-reported questionnaires and health assessment. The data were then analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, range, Chi - Square test, Fishers exact test and Biserial Correlation. The results revealed that most of the samples had normal waist circumference (96.19 %). Their body mass index was within the normal range (37.61%) and systolic and diastolic blood pressure were appropriate (57.86% , 74.29 % respectively). The grip strength remained very low (77.38 %) and body fat was moderate (65.71 %). Most of the samples with health promoting behaviors had a habit of weighing (99.28 %), followed by a measurement of blood pressure (95.0%). Most of them used mobile health application on food (77.23 %) and the least application they sometimes used was on drug use (11.55 %). Each personal factor was not significantly correlated with use of mobile health application (p > .05). Use of mobile health application on food was significantly correlated with health promoting behaviors for nutritious food consumption (p = .006) and body fat (p = .021). Use of mobile health application on exercise was significantly correlated with health promoting behaviors for nutritious food consumption (p =.029). Moreover, use of mobile health application on basic self-care was significantly correlated with nutritious food consumption behavior (p =.024) and systolic blood pressure (p = .022). The results suggested that health team should consider using mobile health application on diet, exercise, and primary care as appropriate for service users at the wellness centers in private hospitals.