TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of a Mobile Health Management Program With a Challenge Strategy for Improving the Cardiovascular Health of Workers
AU - Ryu, Hosihn
AU - Jung, Jiyeon
AU - Moon, Jihyun
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding Sources: This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (Grant number: NRF-2018R1D1A1B07044312, PI: RYU).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - Background: Workers’ cardiovascular health can be influenced by individual willingness to practice healthy behaviors. A mobile health management program with a challenge strategy was administered to promote workers’ healthy behaviors among small to medium-sized enterprises. Methods: A 12-week program consisted of health communication with a challenge strategy was administered to the workers. Results: The intervention group showed significantly improved scores for cardiovascular disease-related health behavior (Z = -2.44, P = 0.013), the job stress contributing factor of inadequate social support (F = 4.10, P = 0.049), and the cardiovascular disease-related health status of waist circumference (t = 3.22, P = 0.004), body fat (Z = -2.23, P = 0.024), and triglycerides (Z = -3.04, P = 0.001). Conclusion: This study’s significance is its potential for increasing the convenience and joy of participating in intervention programs and acquiring health information through mobile platforms, which are easily accessible to the workers.
AB - Background: Workers’ cardiovascular health can be influenced by individual willingness to practice healthy behaviors. A mobile health management program with a challenge strategy was administered to promote workers’ healthy behaviors among small to medium-sized enterprises. Methods: A 12-week program consisted of health communication with a challenge strategy was administered to the workers. Results: The intervention group showed significantly improved scores for cardiovascular disease-related health behavior (Z = -2.44, P = 0.013), the job stress contributing factor of inadequate social support (F = 4.10, P = 0.049), and the cardiovascular disease-related health status of waist circumference (t = 3.22, P = 0.004), body fat (Z = -2.23, P = 0.024), and triglycerides (Z = -3.04, P = 0.001). Conclusion: This study’s significance is its potential for increasing the convenience and joy of participating in intervention programs and acquiring health information through mobile platforms, which are easily accessible to the workers.
KW - cardiovascular health
KW - competitive behavior
KW - mobile health
KW - workplace
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002130
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002130
M3 - Article
C2 - 33395169
AN - SCOPUS:85102602726
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 63
SP - E132-E137
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 3
ER -