In order to investigate the management status of the results after the health check-up far the elderly persons at Kwangju area, an interview survey was done from February 2nd to February 28th, 1995. Number of subjects interviewed was 382 who completed...
In order to investigate the management status of the results after the health check-up far the elderly persons at Kwangju area, an interview survey was done from February 2nd to February 28th, 1995. Number of subjects interviewed was 382 who completed health check-up as the elderly inhabitants in Seogu, Kwangju City at September, 1994.
The results were as follows;
1. Among the study population, 106 were male(Z7.7%) and 276 were female(72.3%). Mean age of male was 73.4 years and mean age of female was '73.6 years.
2. The results of health check-up showed that 172 persons(45.0%) had abnormal blood pressure, 28 persons(4.5%) had abnormal liver function, 57 persons(9.1%) had elevated Mood cholesterol, 127 persons had elevated fasting blood sugar and 166 persons(l7.4%) had abnormal finding at lung or heart.
3. Among the study population, 192 persons (50.4%) answered that they received the results after the health check-up. Ninety four persons (49.0% of 192 persons) realized that they had abnormal finding. The abnormal finding of 55 persons (57.3%) were newly detected by the health check-up and the rest were reconfirmed results for the existing condition.
4. Among the persons with abnormal finding 31 persons (31.6%) received retests and 28 persons (28.6%) got treatments for their diseases. Major sources of treatments were hospital or clinic (61.0%) and government health center (39.0%)
5. Thirty nine persons (39.8%) did not find any treatment for their abnormal findings. As the reasons for no treatment, 90.2% felt the condition was not so serious and 22.2% felt treatment was bothersome.
6. Fifty one point five percent of hypertensives, 65.7% of diabetes mellitus patients, 66.7% of persons with abnormal liver function and 46.2% with hyperlipidemia received medical treatments or retests.
7. Associated factors with the receipt of the health check-up results were age (p<0.001), marital status (p<0.01), educational level (p<0.05), type of residency (p<0.001), living together with family (p<0.001) and religion (p<0.05).
8. Associated factors with the positive action after health check-up were cognition of health status (p<0.0l) arid cognition of the existing diseases (p<0.01).
In summary the results of the present health check-up for the elderly were not treated effectively. So effective follow-up system for the health check-up must be developed.