The Effect of Nations’ Habits on Healthcare Promotion in Taiwan

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Title:	The Effect of Nations’ Habits on Healthcare Promotion in Taiwan
Authors:	Shu-Hsien Chen;Ming-Yin Ho;Chuan-Kuo Lee;Tzu-Chia Ho
Keywords:	nation’s habits;random survey;Health Risk Appraisal;Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile
Date:	2009
Issue Date:	2011-12-28T04:05:35Z
Abstract:	Objective: To measure the differences of eating habits, sleep habits, and exercise habits across socioeconomic statuses in Taiwan. Methods: A survey was conducted on the nation habits of age 25-65, along with gender, concern about occupation (income), and educational background, which comprise the demographic characteristics with the healthcare promotion in Taiwan. Participants were randomly recruited from the residents (N=495) living in Taiwan. They were interviewed at home with 24-hour-habit questionnaire that included questions regarding their eating habits, sleep habits, and exercise habits. The odds ratio is used on measuring the effect size, describing the strength of association or non-independence between two binary data values of habits and healthcare promotion. Results: The results from residents living in Taiwan were more likely to consume vegetable or fruit 1 to 3 days per week as their dietary habit of ages 55-65 (odds ratio, OR 1.56, p < 0.05). Exercise habits including infrequent walking (odds ratio, OR 1.34, p < 0.001) of ages 35-44 and sleep habits (sleep over 5 hours per night) of age 45-54 (OR 1.07, p < 0.01) are significant with the effect on relation between age and habits. They were also more likely to report that nation’s healthcare was promoted from their habits as dietary improved on cardiovascular disease (odds ratio, OR 1.34, p < 0.001), healthy sleep manner improved on migraine (odds ratio, OR 1.15, p < 0.001) and pain relieve (odds ratio, OR 0.98, p < 0.001), and walking outside improved diabetes (odds ratio, OR 0.85, p < 0.01), cardiovascular disease (odds ratio, OR 0.76, p < 0.001), and pain relieve (odds ratio, OR 0.69, p < 0.001). Conclusion: The devices include Health Promotion Model (HPM) and measurement Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) devices for health measurement are examined. We find that habits, such as exercise and regular sleeping and eating, are important for maintaining and improving nations’ sleep health.
Relation:	2009健康產業科技與管理研討會會議日期:2009.05.13 主辦單位:經國管理暨健康學院研究發展處、台灣科技大學區域產學合作中心會議地點:國立台灣科技大學國際大樓
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