School of Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), Santiago De Los Caballeros 51000, Dominican Republic.
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 28;19(15):9253. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159253.
The use of information and communication technologies in the health field is known as eHealth. Nowadays, the application of technological and digital tools for maintaining/improving physical and mental health is experiencing an exponential boom. These tools have been perceived as a powerful support for face-to-face therapies and lifestyle changes. Nevertheless, there is not enough scientific research that analyses the impact and consequences of eHealth interventions. More studies are needed to validate its application. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of eHealth tools in a programme called ePSICONUT. This programme was created to promote healthy lifestyle habits in university students. The sample consisted of 16 university students from the Dominican Republic aged 18−24 years (x¯ = 20.69; s = 1.74). ePSICONUT was developed in 12 weeks and its impact was analyzed by comparing the initial and the final psychological and lifestyle tests results, which were completed online by the participants. Results reported that the professionally supervised use of eHealth tools was associated with better psychological well-being, lees anxiety and depression, and better lifestyle habits (such as diet quality), even in stressful and changing situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic circumstances. However, more studies are needed to validate and promote the use of eHealth-based intervention programmes.
在医疗领域使用信息和通信技术被称为电子健康。如今，为了保持和改善身心健康，技术和数字工具的应用正在经历指数级的增长。这些工具已被视为对面对面治疗和生活方式改变的有力支持。然而，目前还没有足够的科学研究来分析电子健康干预措施的影响和后果。需要更多的研究来验证其应用。因此，本研究旨在评估名为 ePSICONUT 的计划中电子健康工具的影响。该计划旨在促进大学生的健康生活习惯。样本由来自多米尼加共和国的 16 名年龄在 18-24 岁的大学生组成（x¯=20.69；s=1.74）。ePSICONUT 历时 12 周开发，并通过比较参与者在线完成的初始和最终心理和生活方式测试结果来分析其影响。结果表明，在专业监督下使用电子健康工具与更好的心理健康、更少的焦虑和抑郁以及更好的生活习惯（如饮食质量）有关，即使在压力大且不断变化的情况下，如 COVID-19 大流行期间也是如此。然而，还需要更多的研究来验证和促进基于电子健康的干预计划的使用。
