Tu Shih-Kai, Lan Shou-Jen, Liao Hung-En
a Department of Family Physician , Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital , Taichung , Taiwan , ROC.
b Department of Healthcare Administration , College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University , No. 500, Liufeng Rd., Wufeng Dist. , Taichung City 41354 , Taiwan , ROC.
Inform Health Soc Care. 2015 Dec;40(4):279-298. doi: 10.3109/17538157.2014.924947. Epub 2014 Jun 24.
This study primarily employed the health belief model (HBM) to identify the effect between health examination services and intentions to continue receiving health examinations. The research participants (n = 905) were people who received a health examination in a hospital in Central Taiwan in 2012. The study conducted an anonymous questionnaire survey to collect data and implemented cross-sectional research to examine the factors. The results for the threat construct the participants who showed concern regarding potential physical conditions, and the causes of diseases were more likely to anticipate in health examinations. The participants who indicated their intentions to modify dietary and exercise regimen according to their health examination reports were more likely to anticipate examinations. The results for the cues to action construct showed that the participants who considered advice from others were more inclined to undergo examinations. The results for the barriers construct found that factors, including anxiety, concern for personal-information disclosure. Providing community health examinations helps health care facilities understand people's concepts regarding health examinations and ensures that hospitals enhance the delivery of health examinations to satisfy people's demands and achieve community health.
本研究主要采用健康信念模型（HBM）来确定健康检查服务与继续接受健康检查意愿之间的影响。研究参与者（n = 905）为2012年在台湾中部一家医院接受健康检查的人群。该研究进行了匿名问卷调查以收集数据，并采用横断面研究来检验相关因素。在威胁因素方面的结果显示，对潜在身体状况和疾病成因表示担忧的参与者更有可能期待进行健康检查。表示会根据健康检查报告调整饮食和锻炼方案的参与者更有可能期待检查。在行动线索因素方面的结果表明，考虑他人建议的参与者更倾向于接受检查。在障碍因素方面的结果发现，包括焦虑、对个人信息泄露的担忧等因素。提供社区健康检查有助于医疗机构了解人们对健康检查的观念，并确保医院加强健康检查服务的提供，以满足人们的需求并实现社区健康。
