Evidence on health-promoting lifestyle practices and information and communication technologies: scoping review protocol

Abstract

IntroductionInformation and communication technologies (ICTs) play a key role in improving health and maintaining health promoting behaviours. ICTs are therefore one potential solution for promoting healthy lifestyles. In addition, they can assist in the reduction and control of the menace of both communicable and non-communicable diseases. This study will map evidence of interventions that demonstrate the effect of ICTs on health-promoting lifestyle practices that can prevent and control diseases. It is anticipated that this study will help identify areas where there is need for primary research.Methods and analysisThe following electronic databases will be searched: PsycArticle (EBSCO), PsycINFO (EBSCO), Science direct, PubMed, Medline (EBSCO) and Google Scholar. The study will be conducted in two stages: the first stage will map out the studies descriptively while the second stage will map the additional inclusion criteria of quality assessment. Two independent reviewers will undertake the data extraction. Relevant outcomes of the studies will be analysed thematically using NVIvo computer software. The authors will code all evidence independently. Thereafter the authors will critically cross-examine the relationship of the research questions to the emerging themes from the selected articles. The authors hope to find a large number of studies on health-promoting lifestyles that encompass six-subscales of health-promoting activities (nutrition, stress management, interpersonal relation, self-actualisation, health responsibility, physical activity) and ICT.DisseminationThis study will be presented in conferences related to health promotion and health-promoting lifestyles. It will also be disseminated in print and electronically.Trial registration numberCRD42016042568.

The use of information and communication technologies to promote healthy lifestyle behaviour: a systematic scoping review

“…Seventy per cent of global mortality has been attributed to NCDs 1 2. Eighty per cent of deaths associated with NCDs occur in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the 30–60 years age group 2–5. In 2013, a report showed that (Int$) 53.8 billion was spent on NCDs globally 6.…”

“…Health-promoting lifestyle behaviour has been identified as having an essential role in prevention and control of NCDs 13–16. Health promotion is an umbrella term describing a composite of disease prevention and health promotion 3. Information and communication technology (ICT) has been shown to be beneficial as it has made it possible to access health-related information easily 17.…”

“…The review adopted the five stages of Arksey and O’Malley’s framework (identifying the research question, identifying relevant studies, study selection, charting the data, and collating, summarising and reporting the results) for conducting scoping reviews 33. The study protocol was published in BMJ Open 3. This review report was guided by PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for Scoping Reviews) 34…”

“…Adopted from the study protocol 3ICT, information and communication technology; PA, physical activity; SMS, short messaging service.…”

Factors Influencing University Staff Health-Promoting Lifestyle Behaviours in Nigeria: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

“…Management support for HPLB of staff is best shown by creating an enabling environment for health promotion activities as an integral part of organizational strategy (Milner et al, 2013). The concept of HPLB seems still to be new despite the role it plays in the prevention and control of NCDs (Tol et al, 2013;Joseph-Shehu & Ncama, 2017;WHO, 2017). Most of our participants regarded health facilities such as the NHIS as synonymous with 'sickness': resources to be used when you are ill or have a health complaint.…”