Functions of mHealth applications : A user’s perspective

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F19%3A00107150" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/19:00107150 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1460458217740725" target="_blank" >https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1460458217740725</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1460458217740725" target="_blank" >10.1177/1460458217740725</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Functions of mHealth applications : A user’s perspective
Original language description
The usage of mobile health (mHealth) applications is rapidly increasing. This research has been aimed mostly at reviewing existing mHealth apps and their functionality. However, studies from users perspectives are rather scarce. This exploratory study addresses that gap and, using cross-sectional survey data, seeks to reveal the socio-demographic and individual characteristics of users who utilize specific functions of mHealth apps. The data were collected via an online survey through websites oriented toward eating habits, exercising, dieting, and weight loss (N = 2002). The analyses revealed demographic and individual differences in predicting usage of various functions of mHealth apps. The drive for thinness was associated with functions for weight monitoring and planning functions. The excessive exercise was associated with weight monitoring, socializing functions, and functions for planning and monitoring goals. These findings imply that mHealth apps should be individually tailored to incorporate components such as risk-specific warnings or the provision of information related to seeking professional help for at-risk audiences.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50802 - Media and socio-cultural communication

Project
<a href="/en/project/GA15-05696S" target="_blank" >GA15-05696S: The thin line between disorder and a healthy lifestyle: Investigating the online behavior of today’s youth</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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