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Effectiveness of a Self-health Assessment Mobile Application in Young-to-midlife Adults in Hong Kong
Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
Summary
This project aims to compare the effectiveness of Wellnuts, an evidence-based, algorithm-driven self-health assessment mobile application, in empowering asymptomatic young-to-midlife adults in Hong Kong, promoting health awareness, and improving health-seeking behaviour and linkage-to-care, compared with conventional web-based health resources. Participants will be randomly allocated to the mobile health intervention group (Wellnuts app with self-health assessment and health information) and the conventional web-based resources control group (health information from Centre for Health Protection website). Hopefully, population health will be improved with the general health promotion impact from the app.
Official title: Effectiveness of Self-health Assessment Mobile Application to Promote Health Awareness, Empower Patients and Improve Linkage-to-care Amongst Young-to-midlife Adults in Hong Kong: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
25 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
574
Start Date
2024-06-01
Completion Date
2027-03-31
Last Updated
2026-07-22
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Wellnuts app intervention
The app adopts an evidence-based and algorithm-driven self-health assessment approach. It is designed to help participants assess their health risks, increase health awareness and encourage appropriate health-seeking behaviour. The app provides self-health assessment related to common health conditions and modifiable behavioural risk factors. Participants assessed as "at-risk" are provided with relevant recommendations, including recommended tests and follow-up actions where appropriate.
Web-based health resources
Conventional web-based health resources are from the Centre for Health Protection website which was run by the Department of Health (https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/healthtopics/25/index.html). These resources provide general health information and links to relevant support groups.
Locations (1)
District Health Centre/Expresses (DHC/E) in Yau Tsim Mong, Sha Tin and Kwai Tsing
Hong Kong, Hong Kong