Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Public Health Nursing, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45 Yushima Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Aug 21;21(8):1104. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21081104.
Provision of healthy lifestyle support for fathers can improve the lifestyles and health awareness of not only fathers but also their children and families. Few studies have examined the effectiveness of education targeting healthy fathers provided via social media. Hence, we aimed to clarify the effects of providing fathers with information on healthy lifestyle habits via social media on their awareness and behaviours regarding diet, physical activity, and healthcare, in addition to such a programme's indirect effects on their children. This randomised controlled trial included 73 fathers of primary school children in Japan. The intervention group received information on 'healthy lifestyle', 'lifestyle-related diseases', 'healthy diet', and 'healthy physical activity' via social media six times every 2 weeks. Data were collected before, 3 months after, and 4 months after the intervention. The intervention was effective in improving some awareness regarding diet, physical activity, and healthcare. In addition, the fathers in the intervention group demonstrated significantly improved interest in their child's diet and exercise habits. Social-media-based diet and physical activity programmes for fathers improved their awareness and behaviour. Therefore, social-media-based health education programmes can be an important tool for increasing fathers' interest in their own health and in their children's lifestyles.
为父亲提供健康生活方式支持不仅可以改善父亲自身的生活方式和健康意识，还可以改善其子女和家庭的生活方式和健康意识。很少有研究调查过通过社交媒体为健康父亲提供教育的效果。因此，我们旨在明确通过社交媒体向父亲提供健康生活习惯信息对其饮食、身体活动和医疗保健意识和行为的影响，以及该计划对其子女的间接影响。这项随机对照试验纳入了日本 73 名小学生的父亲。干预组通过社交媒体每两周接受 6 次关于“健康生活方式”、“与生活方式相关的疾病”、“健康饮食”和“健康身体活动”的信息。在干预前、干预后 3 个月和干预后 4 个月收集数据。干预措施有效提高了一些关于饮食、身体活动和医疗保健的意识。此外，干预组的父亲对孩子的饮食和运动习惯表现出了明显改善的兴趣。针对父亲的基于社交媒体的饮食和身体活动计划改善了他们的意识和行为。因此，基于社交媒体的健康教育计划可以成为提高父亲对自身健康和子女生活方式兴趣的重要工具。
