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Conference Paper: Pattern of health APPS use and associated sociodemographic factors in Hong Kong smokers - findings of family project
Title | Pattern of health APPS use and associated sociodemographic factors in Hong Kong smokers - findings of family project |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco. |
Citation | The 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT 2017), Florence, Italy, 8-11 March 2017. In Conference Abstracts, 2017, p. 299-300, abstract no. POS4-4 How to Cite? |
Abstract | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Health related Apps is increasingly popular
and may be useful for changing unhealthy behaviours. We investigated pattern
and sociodemographic factors associated with health Apps use among smokers
in Hong Kong, one of the most connected cities in the world. METHODS: As a
part of the FAMILY Project (a Jockey Club Initiative for a harmonious society),
a territory-wide probability-based telephone survey (Family and Health Information
Trend survey) was conducted among 4038 randomly selected adults in 2016.
Among respondents who had smartphones or tablets, types of health Apps function
were recorded. Smoking status was categorised as current (n=273, 6.8%),
ex- (n=382, 9.5%) and never smokers (n=3382, 83.8%). Logistic regression was
used to yield adjust odds ratios (OR) for health Apps use in related to sex (male
vs. female), age (3 categories: 18-29, 30-59, 60+), education (3 categories: ≤primary,
secondary, ≥tertiary) and household income (3 categories: HK$ ≤20000,
≤40000, >40000) (1US$=7.8HK$). RESULTS: Compared to ex-smokers (67.4%),
more never (79.7%) and current smokers (77.3%) had smartphones or tablets (P<0.01). Among smartphone or tablet owners, 21.3% never, 20.9% current and
23.2% ex-smokers had health related Apps (P=0.91). Health Apps were commonly
used for tracking physical activity (73.5%), recording health status (46.9%) and
monitoring vital signs (32.7%) in current smokers. The pattern was similar in never
and ex-smokers (all P>0.05). Only 0.9% all respondents, 0.5% never smokers,
0.4% ex-smokers and none current smokers have used smoking cessation Apps
(P<0.001). In current smokers, male, younger age and higher household income
were non-significantly associated with health Apps use, which was significantly
associated with higher education attainment levels (adjust OR=2.70 for per category
increase, 95% CI 1.35-5.37). These factors were non-significantly associated
with health Apps use in ex-smokers except being younger (adjusted OR=2.26 for
category increase, 95% CI 1.21-4.23). CONCLUSION: Health Apps particularly
smoking cessation Apps are underused in smokers especially those were old aged
and had lower education level. |
Description | Poster Session 4: no. POS4-4 |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/239458 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lam, TH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, MP | - |
dc.contributor.author | Shen, C | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wan, NTA | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, SSC | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-21T01:23:33Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-21T01:23:33Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT 2017), Florence, Italy, 8-11 March 2017. In Conference Abstracts, 2017, p. 299-300, abstract no. POS4-4 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/239458 | - |
dc.description | Poster Session 4: no. POS4-4 | - |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Health related Apps is increasingly popular and may be useful for changing unhealthy behaviours. We investigated pattern and sociodemographic factors associated with health Apps use among smokers in Hong Kong, one of the most connected cities in the world. METHODS: As a part of the FAMILY Project (a Jockey Club Initiative for a harmonious society), a territory-wide probability-based telephone survey (Family and Health Information Trend survey) was conducted among 4038 randomly selected adults in 2016. Among respondents who had smartphones or tablets, types of health Apps function were recorded. Smoking status was categorised as current (n=273, 6.8%), ex- (n=382, 9.5%) and never smokers (n=3382, 83.8%). Logistic regression was used to yield adjust odds ratios (OR) for health Apps use in related to sex (male vs. female), age (3 categories: 18-29, 30-59, 60+), education (3 categories: ≤primary, secondary, ≥tertiary) and household income (3 categories: HK$ ≤20000, ≤40000, >40000) (1US$=7.8HK$). RESULTS: Compared to ex-smokers (67.4%), more never (79.7%) and current smokers (77.3%) had smartphones or tablets (P<0.01). Among smartphone or tablet owners, 21.3% never, 20.9% current and 23.2% ex-smokers had health related Apps (P=0.91). Health Apps were commonly used for tracking physical activity (73.5%), recording health status (46.9%) and monitoring vital signs (32.7%) in current smokers. The pattern was similar in never and ex-smokers (all P>0.05). Only 0.9% all respondents, 0.5% never smokers, 0.4% ex-smokers and none current smokers have used smoking cessation Apps (P<0.001). In current smokers, male, younger age and higher household income were non-significantly associated with health Apps use, which was significantly associated with higher education attainment levels (adjust OR=2.70 for per category increase, 95% CI 1.35-5.37). These factors were non-significantly associated with health Apps use in ex-smokers except being younger (adjusted OR=2.26 for category increase, 95% CI 1.21-4.23). CONCLUSION: Health Apps particularly smoking cessation Apps are underused in smokers especially those were old aged and had lower education level. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Annual Meeting of the Society For Research On Nicotine & Tobacco, SRNT 2017 | - |
dc.title | Pattern of health APPS use and associated sociodemographic factors in Hong Kong smokers - findings of family project | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, TH: hrmrlth@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wang, MP: mpwang@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Shen, C: cshen@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wan, NTA: wanalice@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chan, SSC: nssophia@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, TH=rp00326 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wang, MP=rp01863 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chan, SSC=rp00423 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 271702 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 299, abstract no. POS4-4 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 300 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Italy | - |