Accepted for/Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Date Submitted: Jul 29, 2019
Date Accepted: Dec 16, 2019
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Wound Care Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Mobile Health Technology Utilization: A Survey of Social Network Users in the Home Environment in Taiwan
ABSTRACT
Background:
Injury causing wounds is a frequent event. Inadequate or inappropriate treatment of injuries can threaten individual health. However, little is known about the wound care knowledge, attitudes, practices and mobile health utilization in a home environment in Taiwan.
Objective:
This study aimed to evaluate the wound care knowledge, attitudes, practices and mobile health technology utilization among social network users.
Methods:
A cross-sectional survey on social media platforms was delivered to adults aged over 20 years. Data were collected from social network users in the home environment.
Results:
A total of 361 participants were enrolled. They did not have adequate knowledge (correct rate: 69.1%) and were unfamiliar with the guidelines of proper wound care (correct rate: 74.5%). Most participants had positive attitudes toward wound care and mobile health technology utilization. Approximately 95.5% (345/361) of the participants perceived that the use of mobile health technology can help improve wound care outcomes, and 93.9% (339/361) perceived that wound care products should be used with a mobile device. However, 93.6% (338/361) of the participants had no experience using a mobile health technology for wounds care. Participants’ mobile health technology utilization were positively correlated with wound care knowledge (r=.132, P<.05), attitudes (r=.239, P<.01), and practices (r=.132, P<.05).
Conclusions:
Our study shows the potential of mobile health technology to enhance wound care knowledge among social network users. Thus, government agencies and medical institutions should provide information products and easy to use for enhance wound care knowledge in order to promote adequate behavior toward wound care and prevent unpredictable or undesirable outcomes in Taiwan.
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