Abstract

Background. Limited research has examined efforts to educate the public about proper exercise practices and sleep quality. This study aimed to (1) develop and evaluate a co-designed website that provides information on proper exercise practices and sleep quality, and (2) examine the correlation between VO2max and the sleep quality index. Material/Methods. Website development was carried out over a period of three months. Internal testing was conducted to ensure the functionality of both the front-end and back-end components. Participants underwent three types of assessments: (1) anthropometric measurements, (2) the Cooper 2.4 km run test, and (3) a sleep quality questionnaire. After completing the assessments, participants were required to input their individual results into the website. Results. The satisfaction questionnaire revealed that 13 out of 20 participants rated their satisfaction with the website as 5 (the highest score). Spearman’s correlation analysis indicated a significant positive correlation between VO2max and the sleep quality index (rs = 0.79, p = 0.001). Conclusions. This study describes the development of a website that was positively evaluated by users. Furthermore, a positive correlation between VO2max and the sleep quality index was observed in a small sample.

Key words

application, cardiovascular, health, performance, remote e-health