Nakajima Rie, Nakamura Keiko, Takano Takehito, Seino Kaoruko, Inose Tomoko
International Health and Medicine Section, Department of International Health Development, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
J Telemed Telecare. 2007;13(8):411-5. doi: 10.1258/135763307783064403.
We conducted a health promotion programme using mobile videophones and examined changes in the participants' health conditions, health practices and their subjective sense of health. The subjects were volunteers (mean age, 59 years) recruited from a community-based health promotion group. A focus group interview was conducted to evaluate the quality of the programme. All subjects expressed concerns about lifestyle-related diseases. The subjects participated in group activities at least twice a month under the supervision of public health professionals. Six of them participated in mobile care in addition to group activities (mobile care group) and the other eight subjects (control group) participated in the regular group activities. Three consecutive health examinations were carried out at intervals of 12 weeks. There were significant reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (P = 0.01) and health locus of control internal score (P = 0.05) in the mobile care group. The subjects who used mobile phones were highly accepting of the use of the device for further health consultations. There is potential for wider application of mobile videophones in health promotion programmes for people who have concerns about lifestyle-related diseases and are seeking healthier lifestyles.
我们开展了一项使用移动视频电话的健康促进项目，并研究了参与者健康状况、健康行为及其主观健康感受的变化。研究对象为从一个社区健康促进小组招募的志愿者（平均年龄59岁）。开展了焦点小组访谈以评估该项目的质量。所有研究对象均表达了对生活方式相关疾病的担忧。研究对象在公共卫生专业人员的监督下每月至少参加两次小组活动。其中6人除参加小组活动外还参与了移动护理（移动护理组），另外8名研究对象（对照组）参加常规小组活动。每隔12周进行连续三次健康检查。移动护理组的低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（P = 0.01）和健康控制源内控得分（P = 0.05）显著降低。使用手机的研究对象非常愿意使用该设备进行进一步的健康咨询。对于那些担心生活方式相关疾病并寻求更健康生活方式的人，移动视频电话在健康促进项目中具有更广泛应用的潜力。
