Tercyak Kenneth P, Abraham Anisha A, Graham Amanda L, Wilson Lara D, Walker Leslie R
Cancer Control Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, 3300 Whitehaven Street, NW, Suite 4100, Washington, DC 20007-2401, USA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2009 Jun;34(5):457-69. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn085. Epub 2008 Aug 22.
This study examines adolescents' willingness to use the internet and other forms of technology for health promotion purposes (i.e., "eHealth promotion" willingness) and determines if a relationship exists between adolescents' behavioral risks and their eHealth promotion willingness.
A total of 332 adolescents provided data at a routine medical check-up, including assessments of technology access, eHealth promotion willingness, and multiple behavioral risk factors for child- and adult-onset disease (body mass index, physical activity, smoking, sun protection, depression).
The level of access to technology among the sample was high, with moderate willingness to engage in eHealth promotion. After adjusting for adolescents' access to technology, the presence of multiple behavioral risk factors was positively associated with willingness to use technology for health promotion purposes (beta =.12, p =.03).
Adolescents with both single and multiple behavioral risk factors are in need of health promotion to prevent the onset of disease later in life. eHealth appears to be an acceptable and promising intervention approach with this population.
本研究调查青少年使用互联网及其他技术形式促进健康（即“电子健康促进”意愿）的意愿，并确定青少年的行为风险与他们的电子健康促进意愿之间是否存在关联。
共有332名青少年在一次常规体检中提供了数据，包括对技术获取情况、电子健康促进意愿以及儿童期和成年期发病的多种行为风险因素（体重指数、身体活动、吸烟、防晒、抑郁）的评估。
样本中的技术获取水平较高，参与电子健康促进的意愿中等。在调整青少年的技术获取情况后，多种行为风险因素的存在与使用技术促进健康的意愿呈正相关（β = 0.12，p = 0.03）。
存在单一和多种行为风险因素的青少年都需要进行健康促进，以预防日后生活中疾病的发生。电子健康似乎是针对这一人群的一种可接受且有前景的干预方法。
