Andersson G, Malmgren S
Scand J Soc Med. 1986;14(3):141-6. doi: 10.1177/140349488601400306.
Starting in 1977 the newspaper Ostgötacorrespondenten carried through a 1-year health information campaign in Linköping. The campaign included exercise, dietary and anti-smoking components. It was given a great deal of space in the paper with special supplements almost every week. The purpose of the study is to throw light upon self-reported changed general well-being and experienced psychosomatic symptoms and health of the participants in this campaign. 2,887 persons registered voluntarily for the campaign. After the campaign a questionnaire was sent to the 1,568 participants who had been the most active in the campaign. 935 persons (60%) answered the questionnaire. One fourth of the participants with headache, back pain, stomach problems or sleeping trouble before the campaign experienced that their symptoms had decreased during the campaign, primarily due to changed exercise habits. Half of the participants reported that their general well-being was better and 42% experienced themselves healthier as a result of changed health habits in connection with the campaign. In the group that felt healthier, almost twice as many, 62% compared with 34%, had increased their exercising compared with those who experienced themselves as neither healthier nor less healthy.
自1977年起，《东约特兰通讯员报》在林雪平开展了为期一年的健康信息宣传活动。该活动包括运动、饮食和戒烟等内容。报纸为此留出了大量版面，几乎每周都有特别增刊。这项研究的目的是了解参与该活动的人自我报告的总体幸福感变化以及经历的身心症状和健康状况。2887人自愿报名参加了该活动。活动结束后，向在活动中最为积极的1568名参与者发放了调查问卷。935人（60%）回复了问卷。在活动前有头痛、背痛、胃部问题或睡眠问题的参与者中，四分之一的人表示他们的症状在活动期间有所减轻，主要原因是运动习惯的改变。一半的参与者报告说他们的总体幸福感有所改善，42%的人认为由于与活动相关的健康习惯改变，自己更健康了。在感觉更健康的人群中，与那些感觉自己既没有更健康也没有更不健康的人相比，增加运动量的人数几乎是后者的两倍，分别为62%和34%。
