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KMID : 0928020160200010036
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Nursing and Innovation
2016 Volume.20 No. 1 p.36 ~ p.47
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The Relationships among Mental, Health Behavior, and the Ability and Range of the Smartphone Utilization of the E
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최은혜:Choi Eun-Hye
김민정:Kim Min-Jeong/김영빈:Kim Yeong-Bin/류한주:Ryu Han-Ju/이한솔:Lee Han-Sol/손다정:Son Da-Jeong/문미경:Moon Mi-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aims to identify the ability and range of the smartphone utilization among the elderly. Moreover, the relationships among mental health, health behavior, and the ability and range of the smartphone utilization were identified.
Methods: A survey was conducted on 150 elders (age over 55 from July 24, to August 7, 2015.) We analyzed the survey data from 150 responses, excluding unreturned or incomplete surveys by using SPSS 22.0.
Results: 46.0% of the respondents had smartphones and 47.8% of them use smartphones to seek health information. The average scores of the ability and range the smartphone utilization were 20.05 and 43.42. Factors that influence the ability of smartphone utilization were gender, educational level, and employment status. Age and level of education were factors that influence the range of smartphone utilization. The higher scores in the ability and range of smartphone utilization indicated a higher level of health information usage. The health information user group had a higher depression score compared with non-user group.
Conclusion: The finding provides the basic information about the smartphone utilization among the elderly. Further study about the relationship between health behavior and smartphone utilization are needed.
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KEYWORD
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Aged, Smartphone, Consumer health information, Mental health, Health behavior
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