Mustafa Kemal University Students' Use of Mobile Health Applications

Year 2018, Volume: 10 Issue: 3, 264 - 268, 23.10.2018

Pınar Döner Güner , Hande Bölükbaşı , Sümeyya Havva Kokaçya Erhan Yengil , Cahit Özer

https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.426863

Cited By: 3

Abstract

Objective: In this study it is aimed to determine the prevalence of how university
students mobile health applications usage.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out with Mustafa Kemal
University students between December 2017 and February 2018. Eight hundred
seventy seven students from different faculties and higher schools who agreed to
participate in the study were included in the study. The questionnaire applied in the
study was prepared considering the studies related to the mobile health technologies
in the literature.
Results: Eight hundred seventy seven individuals participated in the study. The
median 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 social
media. 51.8% (n = 454) of the participants followed the health-related sharing in the
social 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 also
increase the use of mobile healthcare applications. This can contribute to the
regulation of individuals' lifestyles, diets and exercises. It is thought that frequent use
of mobile health practices by "patients who are offered lifestyle modification" will
increase treatment compliance.

Keywords

Diet, Exercise, Mobile Health Application, Pedometer, University Students

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