The Korean Journal of Health Service Management (보건의료산업학회지)

Korea Society of Health Service Management (보건의료산업학회)
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Mediating Effects of Health-Promotion Behaviors on the Correlation between Self-Perceived Health and Medical Care Utilization among Older Adults

노인의 주관적 건강인식과 의료기관 이용에 있어 건강증진행위의 매개효과

  • Kim, Kyu-Min (Department of Public Health Science, Graduate school BK21Plus Program in Public Health Science, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Han-Kyoul (Department of Public Health Science, Graduate school BK21Plus Program in Public Health Science, Korea University) ;
  • Rhee, Hyun-Sill (School of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health Science, Korea university)
  • 김규민 (고려대학교 대학원 보건과학과 BK21PLUS 인간생명-사회환경 상호작용 융합사업단) ;
  • 김한결 (고려대학교 대학원 보건과학과 BK21PLUS 인간생명-사회환경 상호작용 융합사업단) ;
  • 이현실 (고려대학교 보건과학대학 보건정책관리학부)
  • Received : 2019.10.28
  • Accepted : 2019.12.16
  • Published : 2019.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the mediating effects of health promotion behaviors on the correlation between self-perceived health and medical care utilization among older adults. Methods: This study used data from a. Data were analyzed with frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical multiple regression. Mediation analysis was performed according to the Sobel test. Results: The self-perceived health and some health promotion behaviors in older adults had a statistically significant effect on medical care utilization. Only the nutritional management of health promotion behaviors had a mediating effect on the relation between the self-perceived health and medical care utilization of older adults. Conclusions: The nutritional management of older adults was confirmed as an important factor to health promotion and prevention. This study was meaningful in that it identified the political directions for establishing health care policy for the older adults.

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