Wound Care Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices and Mobile Health Technology Use in the Home Environment: Cross-Sectional Survey of Social Network Users

Injury causing wounds is a frequent event. Inadequate or inappropriate treatment of injuries can threaten individual health. However, little is known about wound care knowledge, attitudes, and practices and mobile health (mHealth) use in the home environment in Taiwan. This study aimed to evaluate w...

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Published in:JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2020-03, Vol.8 (3), p.e15678-e15678
Main Authors: Kuan, Ya-Ting, Wang, Tze-Fang, Guo, Chao-Yu, Tang, Fu-In, Hou, I-Ching
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude
Biomedical Technology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Original Paper
Social Networking
Taiwan
Technology
Telemedicine
Young Adult
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Summary:Injury causing wounds is a frequent event. Inadequate or inappropriate treatment of injuries can threaten individual health. However, little is known about wound care knowledge, attitudes, and practices and mobile health (mHealth) use in the home environment in Taiwan. This study aimed to evaluate wound care knowledge, attitudes, and practices and mHealth technology use among social network users. A cross-sectional survey on social media platforms was conducted on adults aged 20 years and older. Data were collected from social network users in the home environment. A total of 361 participants were enrolled. The mHealth technology use of participants was positively correlated with wound care knowledge (r=.132, P=.01), attitudes (r=.239, P
ISSN:2291-5222
2291-5222
DOI:10.2196/15678