Role of Advanced Tools and Technologies (M-Health Apps & Fitness Watches) in Affecting the Nutritional Wellness and Lifestyle Behaviors of University Students

Taiba Tanvir, M. Iftikhar, Komal Sajjad, Roman Ali
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A huge increase in mobile health applications and wearable technologies has been seen in young individuals to track the records of progress in healthy lifestyle adaptation. Objective: To determine the role of advanced technologies and tools in affecting the nutritional wellness and lifestyle behaviors among university students. Methods: A cross sectional study was done at University of Lahore, Lahore Campus for duration of 4 months, using convenient sampling technique. Data were collected from 100 university students by a self-governing questionnaire. Different statistical tools were applied using SPSS version 21.0 software to analyze the data which included descriptive statistics and cross tabulation. Results: Out of 100 participants, 56% used wearable technology and 32% did not use while 12% used it in the past. On the contrary, 36% maintained weight and 27% did not maintain. 33% used this technology for awareness against diseases and 36% found no use in awareness out of 100. 52% got help in choosing portion sizes, 48% maintained hydration and joined exercise programs. 40% participants reduced interactions with their doctors due to this technology. 26% participants found that it reduces public health cost while 26%used it for detection of drug cravings. Conclusions: The results of this research conclude that there were a large number of participants use fitness apps and watches. Individuals mostly use these technologies for weight loss tracking and to improve their health. A positive impact of these tools and technologies is hence found upon healthy lifestyle adaptation among university students.
先进工具和技术(移动健康应用和健身手表)在影响大学生营养健康和生活方式行为中的作用
在年轻人中,移动健康应用程序和可穿戴技术大幅增加,以跟踪健康生活方式适应方面的进展记录。目的:探讨先进技术和工具对大学生营养健康和生活方式行为的影响。方法:采用方便抽样方法,在拉合尔大学拉合尔校区进行为期4个月的横断面研究。数据是通过一份自我调查问卷从100名大学生中收集的。采用不同的统计工具,采用SPSS 21.0版软件进行数据分析,包括描述性统计和交叉表法。结果:在100名参与者中,56%的人使用可穿戴技术,32%的人没有使用,12%的人曾经使用过。相反,36%的人保持了体重,27%的人没有保持体重。33%的人使用这项技术提高对疾病的认识,36%的人认为在100人中没有使用这项技术。52%的人在选择食物份量方面得到了帮助,48%的人保持了水分补充并参加了锻炼项目。由于这项技术,40%的参与者减少了与医生的互动。26%的参与者发现它降低了公共卫生成本,26%的参与者将其用于检测对毒品的渴望。结论:本研究的结果表明,有大量的参与者使用健身应用程序和手表。个人大多使用这些技术来跟踪减肥和改善他们的健康。因此,这些工具和技术对大学生健康生活方式的适应产生了积极影响。
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