Dann-Pyng Shih1,2, Hsien-Wen Kuo3,4, Wen-Miin Liang5, Ping-Yi Lin6,7, Pochang Tseng8, Jong-Yi Wang9. 1. Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. 2. Center for Teaching Excellence, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. 3. Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. 4. School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. 5. Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh Shih Road, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan. 6. Transplant Medicine and Surgery Research Centre, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. 7. Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. 8. Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan. 9. Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh Shih Road, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan. ericwang@mail.cmu.edu.tw.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Preventive health checkups have gained in importance over the last decade. The association of health checkups and the number of diseases with health-related quality of life (HRQoL), including physical and mental health, remains unclear. We sought to investigate the aforementioned association among Taiwanese public servants. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using randomized and multistage stratified cluster sampling based on proportional probabilistic sampling. The questionnaires addressed demographics, job characteristics, health behaviors, health status, 3 types of health checkups during the preceding 3 years (government-paid health checkup [GPHC], self-paid health checkup [SPHC], and no health checkup [NOHC]), and physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores of the Short-Form Health Survey. In total 11,454 middle-aged public servants were analyzed. A multivariate general linear model (GLM) was used to estimate PCS and MCS scores by using least square means. RESULTS: Health checkup types were associated with a significant difference in PCS scores among the public servants. Scores of PCS and MCS were both significantly higher in the GPHC group than in the NOHC group for those with no chronic diseases (51.20 vs. 50.66 [P = 0.008] and 46.23 vs. 45.58 [P = 0.02], respectively). Compared with the NOHC group, both scores of GPHC and SPHC groups were significantly associated with higher PCS scores for public servants with ≥ 2 chronic diseases (46.93 vs. 45.13 [P = 0.002] and 46.52 vs. 45.13 [P = 0.009], respectively). CONCLUSION: In Taiwan, public servants undergoing GPHCs are more likely to report higher PCS scores than are those undergoing SPHCs. It is crucial that encourage periodically using the health checkup to improve health status and HRQoL.
BACKGROUND: Preventive health checkups have gained in importance over the last decade. The association of health checkups and the number of diseases with health-related quality of life (HRQoL), including physical and mental health, remains unclear. We sought to investigate the aforementioned association among Taiwanese public servants. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using randomized and multistage stratified cluster sampling based on proportional probabilistic sampling. The questionnaires addressed demographics, job characteristics, health behaviors, health status, 3 types of health checkups during the preceding 3 years (government-paid health checkup [GPHC], self-paid health checkup [SPHC], and no health checkup [NOHC]), and physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores of the Short-Form Health Survey. In total 11,454 middle-aged public servants were analyzed. A multivariate general linear model (GLM) was used to estimate PCS and MCS scores by using least square means. RESULTS: Health checkup types were associated with a significant difference in PCS scores among the public servants. Scores of PCS and MCS were both significantly higher in the GPHC group than in the NOHC group for those with no chronic diseases (51.20 vs. 50.66 [P = 0.008] and 46.23 vs. 45.58 [P = 0.02], respectively). Compared with the NOHC group, both scores of GPHC and SPHC groups were significantly associated with higher PCS scores for public servants with ≥ 2 chronic diseases (46.93 vs. 45.13 [P = 0.002] and 46.52 vs. 45.13 [P = 0.009], respectively). CONCLUSION: In Taiwan, public servants undergoing GPHCs are more likely to report higher PCS scores than are those undergoing SPHCs. It is crucial that encourage periodically using the health checkup to improve health status and HRQoL.
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Health-related quality of life; Preventive health checkup; Preventive health services; SF-36
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