Health Gadgets usage among Healthcare Personnel in the Perambalur Municipality area of Tamilnadu, India
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https://doi.org/10.37506/hcvy4s03Keywords:
Health gadgets, Healthcare personnel, health app, fitness, wearable devices.Abstract
Introduction: Health gadgets are worn 24/7 to capture biometric data. However, there is limited data on the use of wearable devices in India. Therefore, the present study aims to assess the attitudinal and behavioral predictors of use of health apps and to determine the association between the use of health-related apps and various sociodemographic factors.
Materials and Methods: We carried out the cross-sectional study among 601 medical professionals using a semistructured questionnaire from November 2021–May 2022. The questionnaire contained six parts: demographic details; knowledge about health gadgets; types of health gadgets; and practice of health gadgets. We analyzed the collected data using SPSS version 21 software.
Results: This survey included 340 health gadget users (56.6 percent). Nearly 226 (66.9%) healthcare personnel said the apps were easy and good, and 194 (57.4%) thought the time spent using them was appropriate. Nearly 38.7%
of participants had never heard of health applications, and 10.3% have no health apps or gadgets.
Conclusion: Using health gadgets or wearable devices was significantly high among healthcare personnel, and the level of satisfaction was also high among them. The influence of social factors like gender and education was also significant for the use of wearable devices.
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