超连接的香港地区的移动医疗：调查老年中国居民对移动设备及健康信息的态度与获取情况
mHealth in hyper-connected Hong Kong: examining attitudes and access to mobile devices and health information among older Chinese residents.
作者信息
Turnbull Margo L, Jin Ying, Yau Alice H Y, Lai Maggie S Y, Cheung Meryl Y C, Kwan Wing Yau W, Watson Bernadette M
机构信息
International Research Centre for the Advancement of Health Communication, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
The Centre for Applied English Studies, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
出版信息
Mhealth. 2021 Jul 20;7:43. doi: 10.21037/mhealth-20-123. eCollection 2021.
BACKGROUND
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is one of the most technologically advanced and interconnected cities in the world in terms of ownership of internet-enabled mobile devices. mHealth programs that make use of mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets to maximise access to health information, have been identified as having great potential for ageing communities for the management of health and social care needs. This paper reports the findings of a two-stage exploratory research project which examined the experiences and perceptions of Hong Kong residents aged over 60 years in relation to mHealth technologies and health literacy.
METHODS
This study collected data from older Hong Kong residents at a community centre. Data were collected at two stages in July and August 2019. Stage one involved a one-on-one interview at Centre A with each research participant. The self-report surveys included seven questions about mobile phone ownership and a 16-item gerontechnology survey previously used in Hong Kong. Stage two of the data collection involved three discussion groups with the research participants that were run over a 3-week period.
RESULTS
(I) Providing health information via digital devices was considered promising and acceptable by most of our participants. (II) Major concerns that impeded the elders' use of digital devices were their lack of the necessary skills to use these gadgets and their loss of memory. (III) Many participants stated their concern that they found it difficult to recall information immediately after being taught. (IV) Most participants had problems in reading because of low literacy levels or some age-related eye-diseases. (V) Video instructions were preferred by participants as audio and visual input is more useful than rather than static written information with heavy reading requirements.
CONCLUSIONS
Participants were interested in using mHealth technologies. Education and ongoing support in their use is necessary.
背景
就具备上网功能的移动设备拥有率而言，香港特别行政区是世界上技术最先进、互联互通程度最高的城市之一。利用智能手机和平板电脑等移动设备来最大限度地获取健康信息的移动健康项目，已被认为在满足老年群体的健康和社会护理需求管理方面具有巨大潜力。本文报告了一个两阶段探索性研究项目的结果，该项目考察了60岁以上香港居民对移动健康技术和健康素养的体验与看法。
方法
本研究在一个社区中心收集了香港老年居民的数据。数据于2019年7月和8月分两个阶段收集。第一阶段在A中心对每位研究参与者进行一对一访谈。自我报告调查包括七个关于手机拥有情况的问题以及一项此前在香港使用过的包含16个项目的老年技术调查。数据收集的第二阶段涉及与研究参与者进行的三个为期3周的讨论小组。
结果
（I）大多数参与者认为通过数字设备提供健康信息是有前景且可接受的。（II）阻碍老年人使用数字设备的主要担忧是他们缺乏使用这些小工具的必要技能以及记忆力减退。（III）许多参与者表示担心在接受教导后很难立即回忆起信息。（IV）由于识字水平低或一些与年龄相关的眼部疾病，大多数参与者在阅读方面存在问题。（V）参与者更喜欢视频说明，因为视听输入比有大量阅读要求的静态书面信息更有用。
结论
参与者对使用移动健康技术感兴趣。有必要对其使用进行教育和持续支持。
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