School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan.
School of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 Mar 26;8(3):e15678. doi: 10.2196/15678.
Injury causing wounds is a frequent event. Inadequate or inappropriate treatment of injuries can threaten individual health. However, little is known about wound care knowledge, attitudes, and practices and mobile health (mHealth) use in the home environment in Taiwan.
This study aimed to evaluate wound care knowledge, attitudes, and practices and mHealth technology use among social network users.
A cross-sectional survey on social media platforms was conducted on adults aged 20 years and older. Data were collected from social network users in the home environment.
A total of 361 participants were enrolled. The mHealth technology use of participants was positively correlated with wound care knowledge (r=.132, P=.01), attitudes (r=.239, P<.001), and practices (r=.132, P=.01). Participants did not have adequate knowledge (correct rate 69.1%) and were unfamiliar with the guidelines of proper wound care (correct rate 74.5%). Most participants had positive attitudes toward wound care and mHealth technology use. A total of 95.6% (345/361) of participants perceived that the use of mHealth technology can improve wound care outcomes, and 93.9% (339/361) perceived that wound care products should be optimized to be used with a mobile device. However, 93.6% (338/361) of participants had no experience using mHealth technology for wound care.
Our study shows the potential of mHealth technology to enhance wound care knowledge among social network users. Thus, government agencies and medical institutions in Taiwan should provide easy-to-use information products that enhance wound care knowledge, promote adequate behavior toward wound care, and prevent unpredictable or undesirable outcomes.
创伤导致的伤口是一种常见的事件。如果对伤口的处理不充分或不适当，可能会威胁到个人的健康。然而，人们对台湾家庭环境中的伤口护理知识、态度和实践以及移动健康（mHealth）的使用知之甚少。
本研究旨在评估社交网络用户的伤口护理知识、态度和实践以及 mHealth 技术的使用情况。
在社交媒体平台上进行了一项横断面调查，对象为 20 岁及以上的成年人。数据来自家庭环境中的社交网络用户。
共纳入 361 名参与者。参与者 mHealth 技术的使用与伤口护理知识（r=.132，P=.01）、态度（r=.239，P<.001）和实践（r=.132，P=.01）呈正相关。参与者的知识储备不足（正确回答率为 69.1%），对正确的伤口护理指南不熟悉（正确回答率为 74.5%）。大多数参与者对伤口护理和 mHealth 技术的使用持积极态度。95.6%（345/361）的参与者认为使用 mHealth 技术可以改善伤口护理结果，93.9%（339/361）认为伤口护理产品应优化以便与移动设备一起使用。然而，93.6%（338/361）的参与者没有使用 mHealth 技术进行伤口护理的经验。
我们的研究表明，mHealth 技术有可能提高社交网络用户的伤口护理知识。因此，台湾的政府机构和医疗机构应提供易于使用的信息产品，以提高伤口护理知识，促进对伤口护理的充分行为，并预防不可预测或不理想的结果。
