In:
Child Health Nursing Research, Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing, Vol. 20, No. 3 ( 2014-07-31), p. 205-214
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to develop and evaluate the effect of a metabolic syndrome prevention program using mobile application for university students.METHODS: A pretest-posttest design with content analysis as a triangulation method was used. The participants were 49 university students. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi2-test, t-test and Fisher's exact test with the SPSS WIN 18.0 program.RESULTS: The application consisted of six main menus as follows: 'basic education', 'nutrition education', 'exercise education', 'meal diary', 'exercise checkup', and 'tips'.The experimental group had higher recognition about metabolic syndrome prevention than the control group (F=7.919, p=.007). Understanding of metabolic syndrome among participants was mostly related to chronic diseases such as obesity, hypertension and diabetes in relation to the importance of eating habits and exercising.CONCLUSION: The results indicate that metabolic syndrome prevention education using mobile application is necessary and would be useful for university students.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2287-9110
,
2287-9129
DOI:
10.4094/CHNR.2014.20.3.205
Language:
English
Publisher:
Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing
Publication Date:
2014
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3069930-7
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