• Title/Summary/Keyword: health information seeking

Search Result 161, Processing Time 0.027 seconds

A Study on the Utilization and Satisfaction of Convenience Store Lunchbox by Food-Related Lifestyle: On the Adults in their 20s and older in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Chungcheong Provinces (식생활 라이프 스타일에 따른 편의점도시락 이용 현황과 만족도에 관한 연구: 서울, 경기 및 충청지역 성인을 대상으로)

  • Kim, Hyun-Jung;Lee, Sim-Yeol
    • Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
    • /
    • v.35 no.1
    • /
    • pp.35-52
    • /
    • 2023
  • This study investigated the utilization and satisfaction of lunchboxes according to food-related lifestyle. A sample of 819 adults who regularly purchased lunchboxes were studied. This study can provide basic data for effective menu development. The participants of the study were classified into 4 groups: a 'taste-seeking group', an 'economy-seeking group', 'a convenience-seeking group', and a 'health-seeking group'. The purchase price of lunchboxes was in the range of 3,500 to 4,000 won. The 'health-seeking group' was shown to spend the highest amount on lunchboxes, over 5,100 won. Information about lunchboxes was obtained primarily through convenience stores followed by Internet SNS (p<0.05). Most participants considered nutritional value when purchasing a lunchbox (p<0.001), of which protein, caloric, and sodium content were perceived as important. Moreover, lunchboxes with clean and hygienic aesthetics were preferred amongst the 'health-seeking group' (p<0.01). The 'economy-seeking group' had a higher satisfaction linked with taste (3.66) and quantity (3.60, p<0.001). Furthermore, in terms of the satisfaction with a menu variety the 'health-seeking group' showed the highest satisfaction with a score of 3.76, while the 'convenience-seeking group' ranked the lowest satisfaction with a score of 3.46 (p<0.05). All groups were satisfied with the convenience for purchasing lunchbox (p<0.001). Additionally, most participants preferred white rice (p<0.001) and meat (p<0.01) with cooked by fried and grilled. Lastly, in the content of the lunchbox use in the future, most participants indicated the intent for continuous use (p<0.01) and recommendation to others with the reason for the low price (19.2%) in the 'economy-seeking group', fresh ingredients (16.2%) in the 'convenience-seeking group', and nutritive (17.3%) in the 'health-seeking group', as well as for the convenience of purchase in the overall groups. Taken together, 'taste' and 'convenience' were the most important factors for all groups, while 'nutrition of food' and 'addition of condiments' scored relatively low on the satisfaction in all groups. Therefore, we recommend for the growth of the convenience store lunchbox market, that it is necessary to improve the quality of the lunchbox by developing various menus based on lifestyle group and fortifying nutrition.

An Approach to program Design of Management Information Sytems for Health Centers and Subcenters (보건소 및 보건지소 정보체계의 프로그램 설계에 대한 고찰)

  • 이영조;권순호;최재준
    • Health Policy and Management
    • /
    • v.1 no.1
    • /
    • pp.109-115
    • /
    • 1991
  • We are in the process of developing information systems that can be helpful for the effective management of community health services provided by the health center and subcenters in Hwachon Gun, Kangwon Do. In doing so, we have employed a different program design from those programs of information systems developed in other health centers or subcenters. The main idea of our design is dividing all the programs into two parts. One part is for the control of operation functions such as addding, seeking, editing, and printing needed to all the tasks. The other consists of a set of programs each of which deals with a specific task. It is believed that this program design would result in an information system that is simple to use, easy to modify and expand, and flexible to new computer technologies.

  • PDF

Concept Analysis of Digital Health Literacy (디지털 헬스 리터러시 개념분석)

  • Hwang, Minhwa;Park, Yeon-Hwan
    • Journal of muscle and joint health
    • /
    • v.28 no.3
    • /
    • pp.252-262
    • /
    • 2021
  • Purpose: To define the concept of digital health literacy and identify its attributes. Methods: Walker and Avant's approach was employed for concept analysis. Attributes, antecedents, consequences, and the definition of digital health literacy were derived from a review of 28 studies. Results: Digital health literacy was identified to possess the following five attributes: health information seeking, health information processing, health information communication, health-related knowledge translation, and utilizing digital technology. Basic literacy skills, health concerns, motivation to use technology for health information, and access to digital technologies were all antecedents of the concept. The consequences of the concept were health behaviors, patient engagement, health status, and quality of life. Digital health literacy is the ability to seek relevant health information utilizing digital technology to solve health problems and improve quality of life. Furthermore, it refers to the translation of health-related knowledge obtained through health information processing-finding, understanding, and evaluating health information and health information communication-into the context in which individual and social factors interact. Conclusion: This study presented a new definition of digital health literacy that goes beyond existing internet-based eHealth literacy, by incorporating the context of emerging digital technologies. This proposed definition can serve as a foundation for the development of instruments and educational programs to improve individuals' digital health literacy.

Social network analysis on consumers' seeking behavior of health information via the Internet and mobile phones

  • An, Ji-Young;Jang, Haeran;Paik, Jinkyung
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
    • /
    • v.17 no.8
    • /
    • pp.995-1011
    • /
    • 2014
  • In consideration of the rapid changes in the so-called information society of the $21^{st}$ century, about 80% of a total population in Korea has used the Internet. However, the social effect of the Internet and related devices has not been yet systematically studied in the literature. In healthcare as well, consumers' efficient use of the Internet for their positive health outcomes is becoming an issue. The purpose of this study was to analyze the medical subject headings keywords of the selected studies on consumers' use of Internet and mobile health information. For the analysis, social network analysis was used to provide basic information to present directions for future research on the field of interest.

Factors Affecting Help-Seeking for Smartphone Overdependence Among Adolescents (청소년의 스마트폰 과의존 해소를 위한 도움추구에 영향을 미치는 요인: 예방교육과 부모중재를 중심으로)

  • Lee, Yeong-Geul
    • Informatization Policy
    • /
    • v.25 no.1
    • /
    • pp.82-98
    • /
    • 2018
  • Internet overdependence has become a public health concern in Korea. It is well known that family and community level efforts could alleviate possible harms from Internet use. However, little research exists regarding smartphone overdependence. This study examines factors affecting smartphone overdependence and, specifically, help-seeking for smartphone overdependence among Korean adolescents. The study is based on parental mediation theory and uses a help-seeking framework. The results indicate that preventative education provided by school and community increases the levels of awareness of both the possible harms from smartphone use and the option of accessing the mental health service, while it was not effective in preventing smartphone overdependence. Parental mediation was a protective factor for smartphone overdependence but was negatively associated with the intention to use the mental health service. In sum, behavioral problems related to smartphone use require multidimensional preventative efforts from both the family and the community. It is suggested that effective preventive education methods are developed for parents and adolescents.

The Effect of Empathy in Responses to Persuasive Health Communication Campaign Contents (건강캠페인 콘텐츠에 대한 공감 반응 효과 연구)

  • Shin, Kyung-Ah;Cha, Kyung-Sim;Kim, Ji-Yun
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
    • /
    • v.21 no.6
    • /
    • pp.128-137
    • /
    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of sympathetic reactions to public service advertisement video messages produced for health campaigns. To this end, based on the empathy response scale proposed by Campbell & Babrow (2004), the empathy response to the images of nine health campaigns with themes of smoking cessation, tuberculosis, and suicide triggered fear of health risks and health behaviors (information seeking, preventive actions). As a result of the analysis, among the factors of empathy reaction, the reality of the message creative, the match of emotions, and the identification of the characters in the video each played a role in raising fear, and it is rather fear that logically understanding the situation that causes health problems through the health campaign video It was found that it played a role in reducing health information seeking behavior. On the other hand, it was found that the higher the degree of interest, such as sympathy for the characters in the video, among the factors of the sympathetic response to the health campaign, the higher the intention of preventive action to reduce the health risk.

Analysis of food choice motivation according to health consciousness of overseas consumers: focus on American and Japanese consumers (해외 소비자의 건강관심도에 따른 식품선택 동기 분석: 미국 및 일본 소비자를 중심으로)

  • Lee, Seo-Hyun;Ryoo, Jae-Yoon;Lee, Min A
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
    • /
    • v.53 no.4
    • /
    • pp.431-444
    • /
    • 2020
  • Purpose: The purposes of this study were to understand the health interest of consumers in the United States and Japan and thus understand the motivation of food choices, in order to provide basic data on the country's strategy based on healthy and correct food choices in the future. Methods: A customer survey was conducted in 2019 from October 18 to 31, and it targeted 115 American and 120 Japanese local consumers between the ages of 20- to 64-years-old. Eight questions were formed using General Health Interest. Based on food choice motivation, 27 questions were reconstructed and asked about demographic information. All data were analyzed by SPSS Statistics (ver. 25). Results: Health consciousness was categorized into 2 types: nutrition-seeking type and preference-seeking type. Based on these 2 factors, customers were grouped into 3 clusters: healthy dietary life-seeking group, nutrition balance-seeking group and health indifference group. Food choice motivation was categorized into 4 types: health, efficiency, value, and mood. All 3 groups showed a high tendency for efficiency in common. The results show that consumers want higher satisfaction with their time and money invested in food consumption. It is believed that the focus and investment of market segmentation strategy should be focused on product development, especially for American and Japanese consumers who are interested in health. Conclusion: The results of this study reflect consumer needs that can assist in the selection of healthy and correct foods in the future.

Health Literacy: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis (건강정보 이해능력(Health Literacy)에 대한 개념분석)

  • Kim, Sungeun;Oh, Jina;Lee, Yunmi
    • The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
    • /
    • v.19 no.4
    • /
    • pp.558-570
    • /
    • 2013
  • Purpose: In these days, the concept of health literacy becomes important because it is essential to have a clear grasp of patients' basic ability to understand health-care information. Therefore, we intended to discover attributes, antecedents and consequences of health literacy through contextual analysis. Method: Following Rodgers' evolutionary concept analysis, we did a literary review. The databases KMBase, KoreaMed, Kstudy, NDSL, and RISS were searched for articles. Among published literature about health literacy, twenty articles which satisfied the inclusion criteria were chosen. Results: Health literacy consists of three attributes: information seeking, information understanding, and information utilizing. Furthermore antecedents are as follows: health status, health belief, socioeconomic status, and information quality. Finally, we were able to explain the consequences of health literacy by showing improvement of self-care and interaction, and a decrease of social costs. Conclusion: We expect this study to guide the direction of future studies, and as a concept analysis that examines the conceptual attributes in the context of health literacy. Based on the result of this study, the design of a standardized tool and the program of health literacy promotion education need to be developed.

Effects on Preventive Behavior Intention to Particulate Matter by Risk Perception Attitude and Anxiety : Focus on Adoption of RPA Model (위험인식태도와 불안이 미세먼지 예방행동의도에 미치는 영향: RPA모델 적용을 중심으로)

  • Ko, Du Hee;Song, Hae Ryong
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
    • /
    • v.18 no.10
    • /
    • pp.517-526
    • /
    • 2020
  • This study aimed to understand the effects on preventive behavior intention to particulate matter by risk perception attitude and anxiety. Also, to expand applicable target and range of RPA model, add anxiety. To measure main variables of RPA model, did a survey with 570 college students. With a data, analyzed by correlation, one-way ANOVA and three-way ANOVA. As a result, perceived risk and efficacy effect on intention to preventive action and information seeking. And an anxiety factor effects on intention to preventive action and information seeking also. And distinguished 4 groups of RPA model, there were meaningful differences between intention to preventive action and information seeking by groups, and a factor of anxiety effects certain groups. As a result, it can suggest how to plan and enforce message on preventive campaign of particulate matter. In follow research, with social psychological factors, it will helpful to identify health activities about particulate matters.

Undergraduates' Use of Social Media for Health Information (대학생들의 소셜 미디어를 이용한 건강정보 추구행태에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Soojung;Oh, Sanghee
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
    • /
    • v.29 no.4
    • /
    • pp.83-99
    • /
    • 2012
  • The present study surveyed 225 undergraduates to examine their social media use behaviors and their perceptions of usefulness, trustworthiness, and privacy of social media for seeking and sharing health information. 151 respondents reported using social media for health information while 74 reported not using it for health matters. Results show that the most popular medium were social Q&As, followed by blogs and social networking sites. Age, gender, school year, and the presence of a health problem were associated with the social media use behaviors. This study suggests the potential of social media as a desired channel for providing health information to undergraduates.