An assessment of employees’ perception of disease in relation to the importance of annual physical examination among Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center workers
- Author:
Nikko Jay A Marquez
1
;
Joshua A. Marcos
1
;
Peter Julian A. Francisco
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Annual physical examination; Health perception; Hospital employees
- From: The Filipino Family Physician 2023;61(2):201-206
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Introduction:Annual health examinations are a crucial component of health promotion and sickness prevention. A hospital cannot fulfill its core objective of helping people if its employees are not physically, intellectually, and socially fit.
Objective:The purpose of this study was to determine the health perception and level of awareness regarding the Annual Physical Examination of Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRRMMC) employees.
Methods:The study utilized the descriptive method of research and an online survey questionnaire were adopted and constructed.
Results:One hundred fourteen participants who completed the survey, 67.5% were female, and 32.5% were male. Majority of the respondents were 31-40 ages or 43.9%. 43.9 % were from the nursing/supervisor/officers. In terms of health perception in various indicators, the respondents were concerned about their health. The overall mean of 3.7105 (SD=0.48884) shows in general that respondents were very aware of the level of preventive care.
Conclusions:The findings suggested that the majority of respondents were aware of the importance of annual physical examination in terms of the level of preventive care insignificant to their health perceptions. - Full text:PAFP-61-2-Spread-48-53.pdf
