The Effects of Health Promotion of Middle-aged on Medical Utilization in Taiwan

[[abstract]]The purpose of this study in Taiwan is investigating the population from 40 to 64-year-old middle-aged , exercise, weight control, adult health screening, influenza vaccination of four health promotion and smoking, drinking, and betel nut chewing three types of health hazards to the health service utilization analysis of case studies. This study used the Department of Health Bureau of Health, "Republic of China 90 years to investigate individual National Health Interview survey (12 years old -64 years old questionnaire of personal data files)," analysis of the database were selected from 40 to 64-year-old middle-aged A total of 7,580 spaces ethnic population study of individual cases, and then remove the missing values, the main object of study for the 7,364 spaces. Using SPSS 12.0 version statistical analysis of data processing software, according to the nature of the variables and research questions, and it will perform the appropriate statistical analysis. Firstly, to understand the middle-aged population in Taiwan, and the situation of health promotion. The results show that: in health promotion, middle-aged population in Taiwan accounted for 34.3% of regular exercise, weight control who has done 33% done within the past year, health examinations for adults were 21%, over the past year with influenza vaccine were 10.6%, and accounted for 38.6% of drinking habits, smoking habits accounted for 32.4%, with betel nut chewing habits accounted for 16.4%. Secondly, to understand the middle-aged population in Taiwan, and the situation of medical service utilization. Our results Showing that use of medical services, middle- aged population in Taiwan have used inpatient medical services accounted for 7.4% in the past years, and using ambulatory care services accounted for 36.7%, within the past month who had used Chinese medicine out-patient services were 9.8%. Thirdly, middle-aged population in Taiwan Area Health conditions in different population and socio-economic characteristics Of the differences. The study found that health promotion in the population varied because of different socio-economic characteristics . Health promotion with more features such as female, college educated, married, and higher incomes; with more health hazards characteristics are such as male, junior, no spouse, residence and place of residence in the eastern region, individual monthly income at 20,000 yuan or more. Fourthly, middle-aged population of health promotion in Taiwan situation and perceived the effects of the health status on medical service The more non-health hazard situation, the higher of the hospital and the use of Chinese medicine out-patient; the more health-promoting conditions, the higher the number of outpatient utilization; more regular movement, the higher the number the use of Chinese medicine out-patient; and the better health status the year before those of its inpatient and outpatient use of the number of higher Chinese. We hope this study will provide public health related agencies for the middle-aged population to promote health promotion activities for the reference; also, wishing to drawn on the licensing provision of government policies reduce the burden of medical costs in order to prevent waste of medical resources and health promotion program for reference. Keywords: middle-aged population, health-promoting behaviors, health risk behaviors, perceived health status, Medical care utilizatio