Hi, I’m Rui Wang. I’m an international Ph.D. candidate at the School of Population Health in the University of Auckland. I love the multicultural inclusiveness of New Zealand and hope to be a grounded theory scholar in the New Zealand way. I’m interested to hear about a variety of views and perspectives from people in New Zealand to expand my knowledge. I am passionate about supporting the wellbeing of people, hence my research into the role of mHealth technologies in supporting physical activity related to a healthy body weight. This is important research in the developed world where food maybe abundant and where work and leisure are increasingly sedentary. I aim to develop a theory about the relationships between mHealth technologies, physical activity, and healthy body weight, to support people to better manage their wellness.
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Doctor of Philosophy, 2023
School of Population Health, University of Auckland
Master of Nursing, 2018
School of Nursing, Peking Union Medical College
Bachelor of Science (Nursing), 2015
School of Nursing, Peking Union Medical College
As the first stage of substantive theory building, this study explored the behavioral responses of people with long-term weight concerns in using mHealth to increase physical activity and how they perceive the role and social interaction of mHealth engagement, grounded in real-life experiences in a New Zealand context. A constructivist grounded theory method was adopted. Fifteen participants with long-term weight concerns and personal experience using mobile health to increase physical activity participated in in-depth interviews. Four themes and nine categories were conceptualized as proposed. Individuals' behavioral responses were principally driven by intrinsic factors, that is, individual concerns about long-term weight issues and self-efficacy derived from perceptions of the impact on wellness. Mobile health acts as an external trigger that engages and impels individuals to adopt behavior change in forming long-term behavioral routines. The role of mobile health in increasing physical activity and improving overall wellness is broadly acknowledged and facilitates, to some extent, the social interactions among whānau and the wider community.
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