DeDonno Michael, Objio Bella-Christina, Crowder Alexis
College of Education, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA (MD).
Charles E Schmidt, College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA (BO).
Am J Lifestyle Med. 2024 Oct 11:15598276241291451. doi: 10.1177/15598276241291451.
Present study explored the influence of self-reported health on diff between observable and unobservable health factors.
Data obtained through the 2017-2020 pre-pandemic dataset of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). A series of analyses of covariance were conducted with self-reported health as the independent variable, and measures of blood pressure, waist-to-hip ratio, fasting glucose and total cholesterol as dependent variables. Family income served as a covariate.
Results revealed significant differences in self-reported health and blood pressure, waist-to-hip ratio, and fasting glucose. Individuals who rated their health excellent or very good tended to have better health numbers than those who rated their health as fair or poor. No statistically significant difference was found with self-reported health and cholesterol.
It is possible that health numbers that can be observed (or assessed) at home, without a health care professional, may be more aligned with how individuals perceive their own health. Health care professionals may want to further help patients recognize their own health status. The use of wearable technologies may provide added health information resulting in more accurate perception of health. A more accurate perception of a patient's own health may aid health care professionals in further improving patient care.
本研究探讨自我报告的健康状况对可观察和不可观察健康因素之间差异的影响。
数据通过2017 - 2020年大流行前国家健康与营养检查调查（NHANES）数据集获得。以自我报告的健康状况为自变量，血压、腰臀比、空腹血糖和总胆固醇测量值为因变量进行了一系列协方差分析。家庭收入作为协变量。
结果显示，自我报告的健康状况与血压、腰臀比和空腹血糖存在显著差异。将自己的健康状况评为优秀或非常好的个体往往比将自己的健康状况评为一般或较差的个体有更好的健康指标。自我报告的健康状况与胆固醇之间未发现统计学上的显著差异。
在没有医疗保健专业人员的情况下，在家中可以观察（或评估）的健康指标可能与个体对自身健康的认知更为一致。医疗保健专业人员可能需要进一步帮助患者认识自己的健康状况。可穿戴技术的使用可能会提供更多健康信息，从而使对健康的认知更加准确。对患者自身健康的更准确认知可能有助于医疗保健专业人员进一步改善患者护理。
