一个以当地社区为基础的心理健康和福祉社交网络 (Quokka):探索性可行性研究
Cynthia Shih1, Ruhi Pudipeddi2, Arany Uthayakumar3
1Quokka, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
JMIRx med
|September 19, 2023
概括
基于当地社区的数字平台可以在大学生中促进健康的习惯和福祉. 这项研究表明,人们更喜欢当地和社会活动,强调了行为改变干预的潜力.
科学领域:
- 数字健康干预措施 数字健康干预措施
- 行为科学是一种行为科学.
- 基于社区的健康促进.
背景情况:
- 心理健康是一个全球性的问题,尤其对大学生来说.
- 培养健康的习惯和维持行为变化是一项挑战.
- 数字平台为促进福祉提供了新的方法.
研究的目的:
- 评估Quokka的可行性,这是一个在大学校园开展福利活动的网络平台.
- 评估平台在促进当地,社会和新型健康习惯活动方面的潜力.
- 探索参与趋势和用户动机在全校福利挑战.
主要方法:
- 一项为期6至8周的可行性研究,涉及4所大学校园的277名参与者.
- 每周的福利主题和调查来评估动机,参与和活动类型.
- 测试对当地,社会和新活动的偏好的假设.
主要成果:
- 在所有挑战主题中,观察到对地方活动的强烈偏好,而不是远程活动.
- 用户显著更喜欢团队活动而不是个人活动 (P<.001).
- 没有足够的数据来确定对大多数主题的新活动与熟悉活动的显著偏好.
结论:
- 像Quokka这样的本地,社区的干预措施可以有效地支持积极的行为改变.
- 这些发现对设计基于位置的数字社区来实现福祉有意义.
- 数字平台可以促进大学环境中的健康习惯.
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