Adherence of female health care workers to the use a web-based tool for improving and modifying lifestyle : a prospective target group pilot study

Jukić, Tomislav (avtor), Ihan, Alojz (avtor), Petek Šter, Marija (avtor), Strojnik, Vojko (avtor), Štubljar, David (avtor), Starc, Andrej (avtor)

Background: Health care professionals are exposed to the psychological and physiological effects of stress, which is a well-known risk factor for various mental and physical health problems. Objective: The aims of this study were to assess the adherence of female health care workers to use a web-based tool for improving and modifying lifestyle and to identify the potential factors influencing their adherence. Methods: A prospective, observational study was performed. A total of 80 female health care workers (physicians and gradated nurses) from 2 university medical centers and female members of a family medicine society participated. Participants completed a questionnaire that inquired about their basic demographic data and physical fitness. Physical fitness was assessed by the Rockport Fitness Walking Test. Adherence to a web-based application (24@life) was followed for 3 months and the number of log-ins into the application was counted. Results: The study was conducted from March to October 2019. Significantly high workload has been detected in all groups (P690 nmol/L); activated cellular immune system with elevated concentrations of lymphocytes (reference 1.1-2.5 × 109 cells/L), CD3 cells (reference 0.7-1.9 × 109 cells/L), CD8 cells (reference 0.2-0.7 × 109 cells/L), and HLA-DR/CD3 cells (reference 0.04-0.2 × 109 cells/L); and the worst quality of sleep (mean 2.8 [SD 1.2]). Only 32 of 80 participants (40%) were adherent to the web-based application. Participants most frequently viewed web pages on areas of physical activity (497 times) and nutrition (332 times). No factors or participant’s characteristics such as weight (odds ratio [OR] 1.026, 95% CI 0.977-1.078), BMI (OR 0.993, 95% CI 0.834-1.184), age (OR 0.970, 95% CI 0.910-1.034), or stress level (OR 0.997, 95% CI 0.995-1.000) were identified to affect the adherence rates. Conclusions: Female health care workers exposed to high workload did not find the web-based application useful for improving and modifying their lifestyle. Therefore, other strategies that might help health care workers facing stress and improve their lifestyle should be identified.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: mHealth, eHealth, health care workers, occupational stress, burnout, adherence, web-based tool
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: ZF - Zdravstvena fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2020
• Št. strani: Str. 1-10
• Številčenje: Vol. 22, no. 8
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-118053
• UDK: 614.253.5:004.738.5
• ISSN pri članku: 1438-8871
• DOI: 10.2196/19500
• COBISS.SI-ID: 19671299
• Datum objave v RUL: 18.08.2020

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Journal of medical internet research
• Skrajšan naslov: JMIR, J. med. internet res.
• Založnik: JMIR Publications
• ISSN: 1438-8871
• COBISS.SI-ID: 2406629

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.
• Začetek licenciranja: 18.08.2020