The impacts of mHealth technology and healthcare e-consultation on workout levels among obese and overweight people post-COVID-19

Abstract

Purpose

The COVID-19 outbreak has worsened the issues of obesity and overweight in Indonesia. Technologies related to mHealth are becoming more popular for its capability to lessen obesity, if enabled by patient-focussed consultation. The paper assesses influential determinants of medium workout for obese and overweight adults post-COVID-19.

Design/methodology/approach

A total of 1,171 participants who self-stated being overweight and called on a health professional in the previous year are chosen using cross-sectional survey. Participants stated their mHealth tracking behaviours, viewpoints regarding obesity, bodily activities and consultation post-COVID-19 epidemic. This study uses structural equation modelling to assess inter-variables relationships.

Findings

Patient–professional e-consultation is substantially related to mHealth tracking adoption and transformations in adults' obesity-associated viewpoints, forecasting adequate workout post-COVID-19. The results indicate the necessity of patient-focussed consultation meetings to incorporate communications about mHealth technology and available techniques of joining in bodily activities.

Originality/value

The research is the first effort to assess primary information from obese and overweight Indonesian adults post-COVID-19 epidemic (January–July 2022). The population can take advantage of pointed health interferences employing mHealth innovations. The results propose that health professionals must involve patients through mHealth technologies and attempt to enhance digital health knowledge to advance bodily activities nationally.

Citation

Oetoro, S., Permadhi, I. and Sumarliah, E. (2023), "The impacts of mHealth technology and healthcare e-consultation on workout levels among obese and overweight people post-COVID-19", Kybernetes, Vol. 52 No. 7, pp. 2288-2304. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-08-2022-1099