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ePSICONUT: An e-Health Programme to Improve Emotional Health and Lifestyle in University Students

The use of information and communication technologies in the health field is known as eHealth. Nowadays, the application of technological and digital tools for maintaining/improving physical and mental health is experiencing an exponential boom. These tools have been perceived as a powerful support...

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Autores principales: Cantisano, Luisa Marilia, Gonzalez-Soltero, Rocio, Blanco-Fernández, Ascensión, Belando-Pedreño, Noelia
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9368425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35954601
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159253
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author Cantisano, Luisa Marilia
Gonzalez-Soltero, Rocio
Blanco-Fernández, Ascensión
Belando-Pedreño, Noelia
author_facet Cantisano, Luisa Marilia
Gonzalez-Soltero, Rocio
Blanco-Fernández, Ascensión
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description The use of information and communication technologies in the health field is known as eHealth. Nowadays, the application of technological and digital tools for maintaining/improving physical and mental health is experiencing an exponential boom. These tools have been perceived as a powerful support for face-to-face therapies and lifestyle changes. Nevertheless, there is not enough scientific research that analyses the impact and consequences of eHealth interventions. More studies are needed to validate its application. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of eHealth tools in a programme called ePSICONUT. This programme was created to promote healthy lifestyle habits in university students. The sample consisted of 16 university students from the Dominican Republic aged 18–24 years ([Formula: see text] = 20.69; s = 1.74). ePSICONUT was developed in 12 weeks and its impact was analyzed by comparing the initial and the final psychological and lifestyle tests results, which were completed online by the participants. Results reported that the professionally supervised use of eHealth tools was associated with better psychological well-being, lees anxiety and depression, and better lifestyle habits (such as diet quality), even in stressful and changing situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic circumstances. However, more studies are needed to validate and promote the use of eHealth-based intervention programmes.
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spelling pubmed-93684252022-08-12 ePSICONUT: An e-Health Programme to Improve Emotional Health and Lifestyle in University Students Cantisano, Luisa Marilia Gonzalez-Soltero, Rocio Blanco-Fernández, Ascensión Belando-Pedreño, Noelia Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The use of information and communication technologies in the health field is known as eHealth. Nowadays, the application of technological and digital tools for maintaining/improving physical and mental health is experiencing an exponential boom. These tools have been perceived as a powerful support for face-to-face therapies and lifestyle changes. Nevertheless, there is not enough scientific research that analyses the impact and consequences of eHealth interventions. More studies are needed to validate its application. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of eHealth tools in a programme called ePSICONUT. This programme was created to promote healthy lifestyle habits in university students. The sample consisted of 16 university students from the Dominican Republic aged 18–24 years ([Formula: see text] = 20.69; s = 1.74). ePSICONUT was developed in 12 weeks and its impact was analyzed by comparing the initial and the final psychological and lifestyle tests results, which were completed online by the participants. Results reported that the professionally supervised use of eHealth tools was associated with better psychological well-being, lees anxiety and depression, and better lifestyle habits (such as diet quality), even in stressful and changing situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic circumstances. However, more studies are needed to validate and promote the use of eHealth-based intervention programmes. MDPI 2022-07-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9368425/ /pubmed/35954601 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159253 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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ePSICONUT: An e-Health Programme to Improve Emotional Health and Lifestyle in University Students
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title_short ePSICONUT: An e-Health Programme to Improve Emotional Health and Lifestyle in University Students
title_sort epsiconut: an e-health programme to improve emotional health and lifestyle in university students
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9368425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35954601
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159253
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