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    Mustafa Kemal University Students' Use of Mobile Health Applications
    (Duzce Univ, 2018) Guner, Pinar Doner; Bolukbasi, Hande; Kokacya, Sumeyya Havva; Yengil, Erhan; Ozer, Cahit
    Objective: In this study it is aimed to determine the prevalence of how university students mobile health applications usage. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out with Mustafa Kemal University students between December 2017 and February 2018. Eight hundred seventy seven students from different faculties and higher schools who agreed to participate in the study were included in the study. The questionnaire applied in the study was prepared considering the studies related to the mobile health technologies in the literature. Results: Eight hundred seventy seven individuals participated in the study. The median age was 21 (min: 17 max: 36). 51% of the participants were male (n = 447) and 49% were female (n = 430). 90.6% (n = 795) of participants were using social media. 51.8% (n = 454) of the participants followed the health-related sharing in the social media. 34.2% (n = 300) were using health related practices. While 11.5% (n = 101) of participants were using mobile health applications every day, 4.3% (n = 38) were using monthly. Conclusion: The increased use of tablets and smartphones by individuals may also increase the use of mobile healthcare applications. This can contribute to the regulation of individuals' lifestyles, diets and exercises. It is thought that frequent use of mobile health practices by patients who are offered lifestyle modification will increase treatment compliance.