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KMID : 0858820190360030097
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2019 Volume.36 No. 3 p.97 ~ p.111
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A study on the experience of mHealth based on health belief model: Focus group interview
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Park Na-Young
Hwang Jeong-Hae
Choi Yun-Kyoung
Park Seong-Hi
Lee Yeon-Kyung
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the experiences of users of mobile health (mHealth) in the public health center, to describe the phenomenon and to identify the problems. This is a qualitative study conducted by a focus group interview.
Methods: Voluntary decision making by individuals is important for participation and maintenance of mHealth for health promotion, which is consistent with the health belief model. The main factors of the health belief model (HBM) were investigated by focus group interview (FGI) with 25 experienced mHealth users divided into two groups. The thematic analysis method was conducted as the axis of the research question.
Results: As a result of the research, meaningful statements were extracted as codes and integrated into 20 subcategories, structured into 8 categories and 4 themes which were ‘Personal perception of health risks’, ‘Likelihood of action’, ‘Cues to action’, ‘Sustainability likelihood of action’. were derived as key elements of the HBM.
Conclusions: This research is based on the use of mobile as a means of health promotion. The findings suggested mHealth has a number of valued features such as delivering healthcare anywhere and anytime, numerical feedback, interaction with an health expert, networks within mobile and inducing participate through the gamification. The findings provided insight into the opportunities and challenges involved in delivering health-related behavioral interventions through mHealth.
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KEYWORD
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mHealth, health promotion, focus group interview, health belief model, metabolic syndrome
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