Relationship between the Subjective Assessment of Personal Health and Annual Medical Check-ups for Residents of Toon City, Ehime Prefecture

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The objective of this survey was to evaluate the results of health promotion programs in Toon City. Two thousands residents of Toon City (N=2000) between the ages of 20 and 64 were selected at random, and distributed with a questionnaire that dealt with family structure, health condition, subjective assessment of personal health and interest in undergoing annual medical check-ups. There were 834 respondents to the questionnaire. For men, there was no statistically significant relationship between the level of subjective assessment of personal health and whether or not they underwent annual medical check-ups. In contrast, for women, there was a statistically significant difference between the level of subjective assessment of personal health and whether or not they underwent annual medical check-ups (p=0.03) Women who had a high level of subjective assessment of personal health tended to receive annual medical checkups more frequently than those who had a low level of subjective assessment. We suggest that it is not sufficient tha

esidents consider themselves to be in good health, and that it is necessary to promote regular health examinations for the early detection and prevention of lifestyle- affecting disorders. The key point to increasing the rate that retired men undergo medical check-ups is to find concrete methods of maintaining men's motivation in looking after their own health and to analyze their subjective assessment of personal health.

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