[Effect of an on-line health promotion program connected with a hospital health examination center on health promotion behavior and health status].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an On-line health promotion program connected with a hospital health examination center.


METHODS
Based on contents developed, the www.kmwellbeing.com homepage was developed. The research design was a one group pretest-posttest design. Seventy-three clients participated in this study. The data were collected from January 3 to June 30, 2005. As a way of utilizing the homepage, this paper attempted to measure the change of pre and post program health promotion behavior and health status (perceived health status, objective health index-blood pressure, pulse, total cholesterol, blood sugar, waist flexibility, grip strength and lower extremity strength). Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and paired t-test with the SPSS/Win 12.0 program.


RESULTS
There were significant differences of perceived health status, systolic BP, waist flexibility and grip strength. However, there were no significant differences in health promotion behavior, diastolic BP, pulse, lower extremity strength, blood sugar and total cholesterol between pre program and post program.


CONCLUSIONS
It is expected that an on-line health promotion program connected with a hospital health examination center will provide an effective learning media for health education and partially contribute to client's health promotion. A strategy, however, is needed to facilitate the continuous use of the on-line health promotion program for adult clients.
Park
Jeong Sook
JS
College of Nursing, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.
Kwon
Sang Min
SM
D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination