{"title":"Exploring Tech-Savviness and Digital Mental Health: The moderating role of Innovation Adoption and Digital Nudging.","authors":"Zheng Qin, Xi Ma","doi":"10.5993/AJHB.46.6.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.6.17","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> Employees in China face significant difficulties in adapting to the dynamism of organizational culture. Organizational culture standards have improved due to the modernization and integration of technology. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between tech-savviness (TS) and digital mental health (DMH) as moderated by innovation adoption (IA) and digital nudging (DN). <b>Methods:</b> A total of 900 questionnaires were delivered using a random sampling technique to collect primary data on the Likert scale questionnaire. Employees of private-sector manufacturing businesses in the Chinese province of Shanghai constitute the research population. <b>Results:</b> The study finds that the organizational culture in China can be improved with the use of IA and DN by providing DMH services for employees. <b>Conclusion:</b> This study provides a substantial theoretical framework of significant variables that describe the link between TS and DMH in Chinese organizational culture. Additionally, the research has important theoretical implications for knowledge and practical consequences for enhancing employee performance in China.</p>","PeriodicalId":7699,"journal":{"name":"American journal of health behavior","volume":"46 6","pages":"753-767"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10632747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bin-Bin Liu, Zi-Ru Niu, Xiao-Jiao Jia, Xiao-Li Liu, Qiang Lu
{"title":"Correlation between Insulin Resistance and Cardiopulmonary Function during Physical Exams for Male Patients.","authors":"Bin-Bin Liu, Zi-Ru Niu, Xiao-Jiao Jia, Xiao-Li Liu, Qiang Lu","doi":"10.5993/AJHB.46.6.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.6.2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> In this study, we investigated the correlation between insulin resistance (IR) and cardiopulmonary function during physical exams for male patients. <b>Methods:</b> We selected 124 healthy male participants in the physical examination center of our hospital. They were divided into 3 groups according to the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance values. The oxygen uptake, peak oxygen uptake (VO₂/kg), heart rate, systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured by a cardiopulmonary exercise function tester. We analyzed the correlation between the index of IR and cardiopulmonary function. <b>Results:</b> There were statistically significant differences in body mass index, waist circumference, fasting insulin level, anaerobic threshold SBP, maximum VO2/kg and maximum SBP among the 3 groups (p<.05). However, no significant difference was found in SBP, DBP, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and fasting blood glucose levels (p>.05). The anaerobic threshold SBP, maximum VO2/kg and maximum SBP were all negatively correlated with the IR index. <b>Conclusion:</b> Our results indicate that IR is associated with cardiopulmonary function and that there are different correlations between the various cardiopulmonary function indexes and IR.</p>","PeriodicalId":7699,"journal":{"name":"American journal of health behavior","volume":"46 6","pages":"600-605"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10642442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating Women's Health Behavior and Impact of Health Exercise on Low Back Pain Caused by Breast Size.","authors":"Mahmut Sertdemir, Emir Kaan İzci","doi":"10.5993/AJHB.46.6.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.6.18","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The breast size causes back pain in women of every age. Back pain is critical for women with increasing age as they gradually lose energy to carry large breasts. Medical advancement in surgery has introduced treatment for large breast sizes. Natural remedies are difficult to take for women to reduce their breast size. This objective of this cross-sectional research was to investigate the impact of health exercise on low back pain in women caused by increased breast size with moderating influence of health literacy and access to doctors. Methods: The primary data was randomly collected from women in gyms and parks focusing on factors that can account for improving the health of women by reducing their back pain. Results: Furthermore, the study contributes a significant model in the body of knowledge related to the health behavior of women concerning their low back pain. Conclusion: Following significant findings, the study has deliberated the theoretical implication that enriched the literature and practical implications to improve the health behavior of women and reduce the chances of low back pain caused by breast size. Finally, this research highlighted some future directions based on research limitations.","PeriodicalId":7699,"journal":{"name":"American journal of health behavior","volume":"46 6","pages":"768-780"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9208483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of Influencing Factors of Psychological Intervention on International Students in China after COVID-19: Hainan Province, China.","authors":"Guo Lu, Song Hu, Yichen Zhang, Jiao Chen, Yong Yuan, Xun Gong, Yidan Zhang","doi":"10.5993/AJHB.46.6.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.6.3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> In the post-covid-19 era, students face numerous mental health-related effects. Returning to Chinese institutions, international students in China experienced mental health issues (anxiety and stress). These overseas students' psychological issues are obstacles to their academic performance in China. Students' fear restructured their ability to think critically and execute effectively. Consequently, the framework of this study is intended to emphasize the beneficial effects of offline activities, physical activity, and classroom activities on reducing anxiety among international students in China. <b>Methods:</b> This study is predicated on survey data acquired using a five-point Likert scale. 317 responses were received from overseas students enrolled in Hainan universities. <b>Results:</b> The findings show that offline, physical, and classroom activities substantially impact the anxiety reduction of overseas students in China. The study's contribution to the literature is a fresh concept that previous research has not addressed. In addition, this research has significant theoretical and practical consequences for both knowledge and findings. <b>Conclusion:</b> The study has given a paradigm for relieving anxiety among overseas students in China by addressing a research gap. Meanwhile, this study's limitations provide a roadmap for researching further areas of literature in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":7699,"journal":{"name":"American journal of health behavior","volume":"46 6","pages":"606-617"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10642440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew E Springer, Dale S Mantey, Onyinye Omega-Njemnobi, Felisa Ruiz, Sarina Attri, Baojiang Chen, Allison Marshall, Steven H Kelder
{"title":"School Connectedness and E-cigarette Susceptibility/ Ever Use in Texas 6<sup>th</sup>-Grade Students.","authors":"Andrew E Springer, Dale S Mantey, Onyinye Omega-Njemnobi, Felisa Ruiz, Sarina Attri, Baojiang Chen, Allison Marshall, Steven H Kelder","doi":"10.5993/AJHB.46.6.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.6.10","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> We examined the association between school connectedness (SC) and e-cigarette susceptibility/ ever use in a diverse sample of Texas 6<sup>th</sup> graders, with a secondary aim to explore the association stratified by gender and classroom setting (in-person vs remote). <b>Methods:</b> A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of CATCH My Breath baseline data, representing 985 6<sup>th</sup> -graders from 21 public schools. SC was based on National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health measures; e-cigarette susceptibility/ever use was based on the FDA's definition of \"at-risk\" for long-term use. We conducted multi-level logistic regression analyses.<b>Results:</b> Over half the sample was Hispanic (57.6%), with 36.2% reporting susceptibility/ever use. Lower SC was associated with increased odds of e-cigarette susceptibility/ever use (low SC: aOR: 5.17, 95% CI: 3.54, 7.55; medium SC: aOR: 2.15, 95% CI: 1.44, 2.91; high SC= referent). The association held across gender groups, with low SC girls reporting the highest odds of susceptibility/ever use (aOR: 7.83, 95% CI: 4.51, 13.61). Low SC in- person and remote students were 6 and 4 times, respectively, more likely to report susceptibility/ever use as high SC students (p<.05). <b>Conclusion:</b> SC protected against e-cigarette susceptibility/ever use in this sample.</p>","PeriodicalId":7699,"journal":{"name":"American journal of health behavior","volume":"46 6","pages":"673-682"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10220500/pdf/nihms-1899627.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9533323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Empirical Study on the Use of Digital Technologies to Achieve Cost-Effectiveness in Healthcare Management.","authors":"Maryati Sutarno, Khairul Anam","doi":"10.5993/AJHB.46.6.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.6.19","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> Healthcare cost reduction is one of the major challenges of the current era. This study was based on the general system theory-based view to assess the significance of sensing communication technologies and processing actuation technologies in improving healthcare quality, leading to cost reduction. Moreover, the contingent rule of healthcare supply chain management in enhancing the influence of improved quality on healthcare cost reduction was also empirically tested. <b>Methods:</b> The sample of the study comprised 337 middle and senior healthcare managers employed in various government and private hospitals and health institutions in Jakarta, Indonesia. The administrative departments of each hospital and health institution was visited to take their consent to conduct this survey at their clinical and non-clinical departments. The data collected was analyzed using SmartPLS ver. 4 software. <b>Results:</b> Results reveal a significant direct and indirect influence of sensing communication technologies and processing actuation technologies on achieving cost-effectiveness in the healthcare sector, in the presence of perceived quality improvement as a mediator. However, the strength of the associations varied and was based on highly reliable and familiar nature of sensing communication technologies compared to processing actuation technologies which were emerging and gaining popularity in recent years. <b>Conclusion:</b> Considering the healthcare cost as a critical factor based on limited resources in emerging economies, healthcare institutions/centers should use digital technologies to achieve cost-effectiveness for providing healthcare facilities in the industry 4.0 era.</p>","PeriodicalId":7699,"journal":{"name":"American journal of health behavior","volume":"46 6","pages":"781-793"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10632745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Zhou, Hong Chen, Yun Wu, Xiao-Xiao Li, Chun-Yan Xue
{"title":"Evaluation of the Application Effect of WeChat Platform-based Communication Mode in Family Members of Patients after Partial Pulmonary Resection in the Anesthesia Intensive Care Unit.","authors":"Juan Zhou, Hong Chen, Yun Wu, Xiao-Xiao Li, Chun-Yan Xue","doi":"10.5993/AJHB.46.6.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.6.6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> In this study, we explored the application effect of the communication mode based on WeChat platform in the family members of patients after partial pulmonary resection in the anesthesia intensive care unit. <b>Methods:</b> We selected 80 patients with elective general anesthesia for partial pulmonary resection and divided them into an observation group and a control group with 40 cases in each group according to the random number table method. We compared anxiety self-evaluation scores, medical service satisfaction scores, and family members' desire to visit between the 2 groups. <b>Results:</b> The anxiety score of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (p<.05). The medical service satisfaction score of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (p<.05). The desire for face-to-face visits of family members in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (p<.05). <b>Conclusion:</b> The communication mode based on the WeChat platform can reduce the anxiety of patients, improve the satisfaction of patients with medical services, and reduce the desire of family members to visit. The method is simple and easy to implement and is worthy of clinical outreach.</p>","PeriodicalId":7699,"journal":{"name":"American journal of health behavior","volume":"46 6","pages":"637-642"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10632748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Relationships Between Tendency to Aggression, Self-control, Mindfulness, and Happiness in Students of the Faculty of Health Sciences.","authors":"Esma Ülkü Kaya","doi":"10.5993/AJHB.46.6.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.6.9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> Previous studies focus on variables that reduce violence such as mindfulness, self-control, and happiness, but do not cover these relationships in a single study, creating a gap in the literature. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationships between aggression and these 3 variables in health science undergraduate students at a state university in Turkey. <b>Methods:</b> Students completed the aggression questionnaire, the Oxford happiness questionnaire short version, the brief self-control scale, and the mindful attention awareness scale. <b>Results:</b> In correlational analysis, only verbal aggression and happiness did not show a relationship. The result of hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that the most significant predictors that explained total aggression and aggression subscales were mindfulness and self-control, respectively. However, happiness did not have a significant link to either total aggression or subscales of aggression (except for hostility). <b>Conclusions:</b> The results emphasize that mindfulness and self-control may play important roles in reducing aggression. This study reveals the need for further analysis of the relationships between happiness and aggression and its subscales. Other implications are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":7699,"journal":{"name":"American journal of health behavior","volume":"46 6","pages":"664-672"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9208484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identifying the Effect of Digital Healthcare Products in Metaverse on Mental Health: Studying The Interaction of Cyberchondria and Technophobia.","authors":"Wang Yuan","doi":"10.5993/AJHB.46.6.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.6.15","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> Metaverse has emerged as an innovative social media platform and Internet applications which integrates several cutting-edge technologies. It possesses connectedness, hyper spatio-temporality, and several technology attributes. The metaverse also can potentially reinvent health's digital and practical prospects, much as the Internet drastically changed that industry. Major ramifications will follow for both our well-being and the provision of healthcare. In China, after the emergence of the pandemic, there is a substantial need for digital healthcare services since the interaction between hospitals and people requiring consultation is minimal. The current study will examine the impact of digital healthcare products in the metaverse on mental health while considering the moderating effect of cyberchondria and technophobia. The need for more resources and increased demand for healthcare services creates difficulty in promptly delivering services to the needy. Metaverse and its technology can improve the performance of the current healthcare system. <b>Methods:</b> The research utilized a quantitative survey- based method in the healthcare sector among staff members. Of 330 questionnaires distributed, 307 were collected and analyzed through SPSS and AMOS. <b>Results:</b> The analysis signified a strong and significant association between digital healthcare products and mental health in the metaverse, along with the considerable moderation of technophobia. <b>Conclusion:</b> The paper can improve healthcare sector staff members' provision practices and mental health. It can provide cost-effective solutions to the sector.</p>","PeriodicalId":7699,"journal":{"name":"American journal of health behavior","volume":"46 6","pages":"729-739"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10639487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating the Role of Personality Traits on the Mental Health of the Residents of China: How Effective is the BIG Five?","authors":"Zhang Hongmei, Yang Jingwei","doi":"10.5993/AJHB.46.6.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.46.6.13","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> This study aims to investigate the influence of personality traits in determining the mental health of Chinese residents. To reflect the personality characteristic, a questionnaire survey has been designed with the components of agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness to experience, extraversion, and emotional stability. In addition, anxiety and depression have been mirrored in anxiety and depression items. China's diverse community members were surveyed through an online questionnaire.<b>Methods:</b> Smart PLS has been used to apply both measurement and structural models to empirical estimations. The measurement model's results demonstrate its reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity. On the other hand, the SEM method yields fruitful results. <b>Results:</b> It is noticed that agreeableness, consciousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience have a considerable effect on responders' mental health. Nevertheless, the negative and significant coefficients of agreeableness, emotional stability, and openness to experience indicate that they lessen mental distress and sadness. Still, conscientiousness harms these cognitive difficulties. <b>Conclusion:</b> These findings imply that an environment of openness to experience, emotional stability, and agreeableness must be fostered to reduce mental tension and anxiety. In addition, this work addresses a few constraints and future initiatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":7699,"journal":{"name":"American journal of health behavior","volume":"46 6","pages":"706-715"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10642443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}