Influencing Factors on Health Examination: Focused on the Middle Aged Living in Busan.
- Author:
Keum Ryang CHOO
1
;
Jin Hyang YANG
Author Information
1. Clinical Trial Center, Busan Paik Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Health examination;
Health behavior;
Middle aged
- MeSH:
Busan*;
Health Behavior;
Humans;
Middle Aged*;
National Health Programs;
Parents;
Schools, Nursing;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
2006;18(2):261-271
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that have influence on a health examination among the middle aged living in Busan. METHOD: The survey was conducted with 235 participants who were the parents of students of five nursing schools in Busan, living in Busan, and subjects to a health examination under the National Health Insurance Corporation. The data was collected from September to November 2004 using a structured self-administered questionnaire that contained general characteristics, characteristics related to a health examination, and health belief variables. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 10.0. RESULTS: Among the subjects, 122(51.9%) had performed a health examination in the past, and 113(48.1%) had not. Variables that have a significant influence on getting a health examination were: previous disease experience, perceived barrier and perceived seriousness. Those who did not have previous disease experience(2.6 times) and whose perceived seriousness was high(1.1 times) were more likely to have a health examination, and those with perceived barrier high(0.9 times) were less likely. CONCLUSION: Therefore, to increase the rate of health examinations, it is necessary to advertise the importance of health examinations particularly for the people who had disease experience and the seriousness of target diseases; and furthermore, to remove barriers of a health examination.
