Publications by authors named "Hewei Min"

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  • - The study investigates the links between problematic internet use (PIU) symptoms and personality traits among Chinese youth, examining potential gender differences through network analysis.
  • - Involving 4,655 participants aged 14 to 25, the research found significant connections between traits like neuroticism and PIU, with female participants showing stronger network connections than their male counterparts.
  • - Findings suggest that understanding the relationship between PIU and personality traits can aid in developing tailored prevention and treatment strategies, while highlighting the need for further exploration of gender differences in these networks.
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Introduction: Theoretical models of health behavior are important guides for disease prevention and detection, treatment and rehabilitation, and promotion and maintenance of physical and mental health, but there are no intervention studies related to differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) that use theoretical models of health as a guide. In this study, we used a microblogging platform as an intervention vehicle and mobile patient-doctor interactive health education as a means of intervention, with the aim of improving the health behaviors of DTC patients as well as the corresponding clinical outcomes.

Methods: This research project is a quantitative methodological study, and the trial will be a single-blind, single-center randomized controlled trial conducted at the Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province.

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Background: Mixed results have been found regarding the relationship between media use degree and depressive symptoms. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between media use degree, big five personality and depressive symptoms with a mediation model.

Method: This was a cross-sectional study.

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Background: Health science popularization short video disseminates health information to the public in an understandable way about health information.

Objective: To investigate the preferences of Chinese residents for health science popularization short videos and provide suggestions for optimizing the production of short videos.

Methods: An online survey of Chinese people was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire, and a discrete choice experiment (DCE) was used to explore the public's preferences for health science popularization short videos.

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Background: Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) have an increasing need for personalized and Precise management as medical technology advances. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on mobile devices are being developed gradually in a variety of healthcare fields. As an AI field, knowledge graph (KG) is being developed to extract and store structured knowledge from massive data sets.

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Introduction: Multi-morbidity is a public health priority as it is associated with an increased risk of mortality and a substantial healthcare burden. Smoking is considered a predisposing factor for multi-morbidity, but evidence for an association between multi-morbidity and nicotine dependence is insufficient. This study aimed to explore the association between smoking status, nicotine dependence, and multi-morbidity in China.

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  • * The most commonly purchased OTC medications were paracetamol and analgesics, with key considerations for self-medication being medical recommendations, drug safety, and efficacy.
  • * Data was collected from over 9,000 respondents across various regions in China, with analysis revealing significant trends in how residents prioritize drug safety and effectiveness based on their demographic and healthcare access factors.
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  • The study looked at how Chinese people buy over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and what influences their decisions.
  • Most people (99.06%) self-medicate, often purchasing drugs like NSAIDs (pain relievers) and vitamins.
  • Many respondents (86.2%) consider advice from medical staff important when choosing OTC drugs, especially women and those with certain personality traits and health literacy.
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Introduction: Chronic disease self-management is influenced by many factors. Previous studies have linked patients' media use with chronic disease self-management, but the underlying mechanisms of this relationship are less understood.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to explore the mediating role of family health (FH) between frequency of smartphone use (FOSU) and self-management behaviors among middle-aged and older patients with chronic diseases (SBAMAOPWCD) through a moderated mediation model, and whether this indirect relationship is modified by the solitary status of middle-aged and older Chinese patients with chronic disease.

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Dietary management is of paramount importance in the prevention and control of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This one-year cluster-randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of dietary management tools on the dietary skills of patients with T2DM. Twenty-two communities were randomly assigned to an intervention group and a control group, and participants in the intervention group received a food guiding booklet (G) and a dinner set (D).

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(1) Background: research on vaccines has received extensive attention during epidemics. However, few studies have focused on the impact of media use on vaccination behavior and the factors influencing vaccination in groups with different media use degrees; (2) Method: Based on seven items related to media use, a total of 11,031 respondents were categorized by the frequency of media use by using latent profile analysis (LPA). Binary regression analysis was used to study the factors that influence the vaccination behaviors of people with different media use frequencies; (3) Results: All respondents were classified into the following three groups: media use low frequency (9.

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  • * Data was collected from 693 Chinese adolescents aged 12-18, highlighting issues like unsafe walking, poor eating habits, and exposure to violence as prevalent health risks.
  • * The findings show smartphone use can delay the onset of alcohol consumption but has a negative relationship with unsafe walking behaviors, with family health serving as an indirect mediator in this context.
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