Workplace Health Promotion: Effects of an mHealth Application on Employee Behaviour and Wellness

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dc.contributor.authorEmerson, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorHeavin, Ciara
dc.contributor.authorPower, Daniel J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-04T07:51:56Z
dc.date.available2020-01-04T07:51:56Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-07
dc.description.abstractOrganizations are using digital tools to support workplace health promotion (WHP) initiatives. This study investigates the effects of a mobile health (mHealth) application on employee behaviour and wellness. This exploratory, empirical case study was conducted as part of an established workplace health initiative in the Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland, April 2018. User data on exercise including daily activity in the form of steps taken, mood, total daily exercise, and other variables were captured as part of the ‘Steps to Health Challenge’. Phase 1 of the study involved the collection of user data from 70 active app users and a survey was conducted. The majority of participants found that the mHealth app motivated them to sustain, and in some cases increase, their daily steps. Phase 2 involved interviews. Following qualitative data analysis, we found that the app positively effected employee behaviour; specific features were highlighted as especially influential.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2020.419
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-3-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/64161
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectHealth Information Behavior and Activity Tracking Technology
dc.subjectemployee behaviour
dc.subjectmhealth
dc.subjectmobile health
dc.subjectwellness
dc.subjectworkplace health promotion
dc.titleWorkplace Health Promotion: Effects of an mHealth Application on Employee Behaviour and Wellness
dc.typeConference Paper
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