Factors influencing the use of weight management APP among obese patients in Chinese cities in the post-epidemic era.

Q3 Medicine
Shujuan Qu, Wenguang Yan, Min Zhou, Wei He
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Abstract

Objectives: In the post-epidemic era, the prevalence of obesity among urban residents in China has risen sharply, with 34.8% of the population being overweight and 14.1% classified as obese. Obesity has become a critical public health challenge. Given the potential of weight management application (APP) in facilitating health management and weight control, this study aims to explore the factors influencing the adoption of weight management APP by obese patients, providing a scientific basis for the effective health management strategies.

Methods: From March to October 2023, a randomized sampling method was used to conduct an online survey among 1 728 residents aged 18-65 from six major Chinese cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, and Chengdu. A theoretical model extending the technology acceptance model (TAM) was proposed, incorporating psychological variables such as perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, social influence, perceived risk, health knowledge, and attitude, alongside demographic variables such as gender, age, education level, and residence. Hypothesis testing was conducted using structural equation modeling to analyze the factors influencing the adoption of weight management APP by obese patients.

Results: For obese patients, perceived ease of use significantly predicted perceived usefulness (β=0.301, P<0.001), social influence (β=0.132, P<0.001), and attitude (β=0.266, P<0.001). Perceived usefulness significantly predicted social influence (β=0.171, P<0.001) and attitude (β=0.499, P<0.001). Social influence (β=0.285, P<0.001) and knowledge (β=0.078, P<0.001) were significant positive predictors of attitude. The negative impact of perceived risk on attitude was not significant (P=0.166), but its negative influence on actual use was significant though weak (β=-0.051, P=0.036). Attitude significantly influenced actual use (β=0.549, P<0.001), highlighting that positive user attitudes are a key driver of actual usage behavior. Additionally, demographic variables such as gender, age, education level, and residence significantly moderated the relationships between attitude and actual use. Female users were more likely to translate perceived usefulness into attitudes, whereas male users were more likely to translate attitudes into actual use, characterizing women as "pragmatists" and men as "action-takers". Younger users (below 35 years) focused on effectiveness, while higher-educated users (college level and above) were more likely to forgo APP usage due to risk concerns, although positive attitudes drove their actual use.

Conclusions: Promoting the use of weight management APP in the post-pandemic era is a critical measure to enhance self-management capabilities among obese patients. Understanding the factors influencing users adoption can help popularize healthy lifestyles, improve chronic disease prevention and control, and elevate overall quality of life and health levels.

后疫情时代中国城市肥胖患者体重管理APP使用的影响因素
目的:后疫情时代,中国城镇居民肥胖患病率急剧上升,34.8%的人口超重,14.1%的人口肥胖。肥胖已经成为一个严重的公共卫生挑战。鉴于体重管理应用程序(APP)在促进健康管理和体重控制方面的潜力,本研究旨在探讨肥胖患者使用体重管理应用程序的影响因素,为制定有效的健康管理策略提供科学依据。方法:采用随机抽样方法,于2023年3月至10月对北京、上海、广州、武汉、长沙、成都6个主要城市18-65岁的1 728名居民进行在线调查。提出了一个扩展技术接受模型(TAM)的理论模型,将感知有用性、感知易用性、社会影响、感知风险、健康知识和态度等心理变量与性别、年龄、教育程度和居住地等人口变量结合起来。采用结构方程模型进行假设检验,分析肥胖患者使用体重管理APP的影响因素。结果:肥胖患者感知易用性对感知有用性有显著预测作用(β=0.301, Pβ=0.132, Pβ=0.266, Pβ=0.171, Pβ=0.499, Pβ=0.285, Pβ=0.078, PP=0.166),对实际使用的负向影响虽弱但显著(β=-0.051, P=0.036)。结论:大流行后时代推广体重管理APP的使用是提高肥胖患者自我管理能力的重要措施。了解影响用户使用的因素有助于推广健康的生活方式,改善慢性病的预防和控制,提高整体生活质量和健康水平。
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中南大学学报(医学版)
中南大学学报(医学版) Medicine-Medicine (all)
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期刊介绍: Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences), founded in 1958, is a comprehensive academic journal of medicine and health sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Central South University. The journal has been included in many important databases and authoritative abstract journals at home and abroad, such as the American Medline, Pubmed and its Index Medicus (IM), the Netherlands Medical Abstracts (EM), the American Chemical Abstracts (CA), the WHO Western Pacific Region Medical Index (WPRIM), and the Chinese Science Citation Database (Core Database) (CSCD); it is a statistical source journal of Chinese scientific and technological papers, a Chinese core journal, and a "double-effect" journal of the Chinese Journal Matrix; it is the "2nd, 3rd, and 4th China University Excellent Science and Technology Journal", "2008 China Excellent Science and Technology Journal", "RCCSE China Authoritative Academic Journal (A+)" and Hunan Province's "Top Ten Science and Technology Journals". The purpose of the journal is to reflect the new achievements, new technologies, and new experiences in medical research, medical treatment, and teaching, report new medical trends at home and abroad, promote academic exchanges, improve academic standards, and promote scientific and technological progress.
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