Mustafa Kemal University Students' Use of Mobile Health Applications
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2018
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Düzce Üniversitesi
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Amaç: Bu çalışmada Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi öğrencilerinin mobil sağlıkuygulamalarını kullanım sıklığının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel tanımlayıcı tipteki bu çalışma, Mustafa KemalÜniversitesi öğrencileriyle Aralık 2017- Şubat 2018 tarihlerinde yürütülmüştür.Çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden farklı fakülte ve yüksekokullardan 877 öğrenciçalışmaya dâhil edildi. Çalışmada uygulanan anket literatürde yer alan mobil sağlıkteknolojileri ile ilgili çalışmalardan yararlanılarak hazırlanmıştır.Bulgular: Çalışmaya 877 kişi katıldı. Yaş ortancaları 21 (en küçük:17 en büyük:36)idi. %51’i erkek (n=447) %49’u kadın (n=430) idi. Katılımcıların %90,6 (n=795)’sısosyal medya kullanmaktaydı. Katılımcılardan sosyal medyada yer alan sağlık ileilgili paylaşımları takip edenlerin oranı %51,8 (n=454) idi. Sağlıkla ilgiliuygulamaları kullananlar %34,2 (n=300) idi. Katılımcıların %11,5’i (n=101) mobilsağlık uygulamalarını her gün kullanmaktayken, %4,3’ü (n=38) mobil sağlıkuygulamalarını ayda bir kullanmaktaydı.Sonuç: Bireylerin tablet ve akıllı telefon kullanımlarının artması ile mobil sağlıkuygulamalarının da kullanımı artabilir. Böylelikle bireylerin yaşam tarzlarının,diyetlerinin ve egzersizlerinin düzenlenmesine katkı sağlanabilir. Yaşam tarzıdeğişikliği önerilen hastaların mobil
Objective: In this study it is aimed to determine the prevalence of how universitystudents mobile health applications usage.Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out with Mustafa KemalUniversity students between December 2017 and February 2018. Eight hundredseventy seven students from different faculties and higher schools who agreed toparticipate in the study were included in the study. The questionnaire applied in thestudy was prepared considering the studies related to the mobile health technologiesin the literature.Results: Eight hundred seventy seven individuals participated in the study. Themedian age was 21 (min: 17 max: 36). 51% of the participants were male (n = 447)and 49% were female (n = 430). 90.6% (n = 795) of participants were using socialmedia. 51.8% (n = 454) of the participants followed the health-related sharing in thesocial media. 34.2% (n = 300) were using health related practices. While 11.5% (n =101) of participants were using mobile health applications every day, 4.3% (n = 38)were using monthly.Conclusion: The increased use of tablets and smartphones by individuals may alsoincrease the use of mobile healthcare applications. This can contribute to theregulation of individuals' lifestyles, diets and exercises. It is thought that frequent useof mobile health practices by "patients who are offered lifestyle modification" willincrease treatment compliance.
Objective: In this study it is aimed to determine the prevalence of how universitystudents mobile health applications usage.Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out with Mustafa KemalUniversity students between December 2017 and February 2018. Eight hundredseventy seven students from different faculties and higher schools who agreed toparticipate in the study were included in the study. The questionnaire applied in thestudy was prepared considering the studies related to the mobile health technologiesin the literature.Results: Eight hundred seventy seven individuals participated in the study. Themedian age was 21 (min: 17 max: 36). 51% of the participants were male (n = 447)and 49% were female (n = 430). 90.6% (n = 795) of participants were using socialmedia. 51.8% (n = 454) of the participants followed the health-related sharing in thesocial media. 34.2% (n = 300) were using health related practices. While 11.5% (n =101) of participants were using mobile health applications every day, 4.3% (n = 38)were using monthly.Conclusion: The increased use of tablets and smartphones by individuals may alsoincrease the use of mobile healthcare applications. This can contribute to theregulation of individuals' lifestyles, diets and exercises. It is thought that frequent useof mobile health practices by "patients who are offered lifestyle modification" willincrease treatment compliance.
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Adımsayar, Diyet, Egzersiz, Mobil Sağlık Uygulamaları, Üniversite Öğrencileri, Diet, Exercise, Mobile Health Application, Pedometer, University Students
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Konuralp Medical Journal
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