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- ItemHealth information exposure from information and communication technologies and its associations with health behaviors: Population-based survey.(0000-00-00) Shen, Chen; Wang, Man Ping; Wan, Alice; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula; Chan, Sophia Siu Chee; Lam, Tai HingHealth information and communication technologies ICTs are increasingly used but little is known about routine exposure to health information from ICTs and its associations with health behaviors A territory wide population based dual landline and mobile telephone survey was conducted in 2016 in Hong Kong where smartphone ownership and Internet access are among the most prevalent easiest and fastest in the world Health information exposure from traditional sources television radio newspaper magazine Internet websites social media sites and instant messaging IM and information on smoking alcohol consumption and physical activity were recorded Prevalence was weighted by age sex and education level of the general population Multinomial logistic regression was used to assess the association of health information exposure with smoking and alcohol consumption whilst multivariable linear regression was used to assess the association with frequency of moderate and vigorous physical activity days week Of 3063 respondents most 71 6 were often or sometimes exposed to health information from traditional sources followed by Internet websites 40 9 social media sites 40 7 and IM 27 0 Respondents with lower education and household income were less frequently exposed to health information from Internet websites social media sites and IM all P Under 0 001 Health information exposure from IM was associated with being never smokers and more frequent moderate and vigorous physical activity all P for trend Under0 05 Health information exposure from IM was least frequent but associated with healthier behaviors Further public health education campaigns can consider using IM to deliver information particularly to disadvantaged groups
- ItemMitigating HIV health disparities: the promise of mobile health for a patient-initiated solution.(2014-11-13) Arya, Monisha; Kumar, Disha; Patel, Sajani; Street, Richard L; Giordano, Thomas Peter; Viswanath, KasisomayajulaThe HIV epidemic is an ongoing public health problem fueled in part by undertesting for HIV When HIV infected people learn their status many of them decrease risky behaviors and begin therapy to decrease viral load both of which prevent ongoing spread of HIV in the community Some physicians face barriers to testing their patients for HIV and would rather their patients ask them for the HIV test A campaign prompting patients to ask their physicians about HIV testing could increase testing A mobile health mHealth campaign would be a low cost accessible solution to activate patients to take greater control of their health especially populations at risk for HIV This campaign could achieve Healthy People 2020 objectives improve patient physician communication improve HIV testing and increase use of mHealth
- ItemShort version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale in Chinese adults: Psychometric properties, sociodemographic, and health behavioral correlates.(0000-00-00) Luk, Tzu Tsun; Wang, Man Ping; Shen, Chen; Wan, Alice; Chau, Pui Hing; Oliffe, John; Viswanath, Kasisomayajula; Chan, Sophia Siu-Chee; Lam, Tai HingBACKGROUND AND AIMS Problematic smartphone use PSU is an emerging but understudied public health issue Little is known about the epidemiology of PSU at the population level We evaluated the psychometric properties of the Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version SAS SV and examined its associated sociodemographic factors and health behaviors in Chinese adults in Hong Kong METHODS A random sample of 3 211 adults aged 18 years mean SD 43 3 15 7 45 3 men participated in a population based telephone survey in Hong Kong and completed the Chinese SAS SV Multivariable linear regressions examined the associations of sociodemographic factors health behaviors and chronic disease status with SAS SV score Data were weighted by age sex and education attainment distributions of the Hong Kong general population RESULTS The Chinese SAS SV is internally consistent Cronbach s 844 and stable over 1 week intraclass correlation coefficient 76 p Under 001 Confirmatory factor analysis supported a unidimensional structure established by previous studies The weighted prevalence of PSU was 38 5 95 confidence interval 36 9 40 2 Female sex younger age being married cohabitated or divorced separated vs unmarried and lower education level were associated with a higher SAS SV score all ps Under 05 Current smoking weekly to daily alcohol drinking and physical inactivity predict greater PSU after controlling for sociodemographic factors and mutual adjustment DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS The Chinese SAS SV was found valid and reliable for assessing PSU in Hong Kong adults Several sociodemographic and health behavioral factors were associated with PSU at the population level which may have implication for prevention of PSU and future research
- ItemTrust and sources of health information: the impact of the Internet and its implications for health care providers: findings from the first Health Information National Trends Survey.(2005-12-13) Hesse, Bradford W; Nelson, David E; Kreps, Gary L; Croyle, Robert T; Arora, Neeraj K; Rimer, Barbara K; Viswanath, KasisomayajulaThe context in which patients consume health information has changed dramatically with diffusion of the Internet advances in telemedicine and changes in media health coverage The objective of this study was to provide nationally representative estimates for health related uses of the Internet level of trust in health information sources and preferences for cancer information sources