Quality of life and lifestyle among city dwellers participating in the medical programs.

Abstract:

:In order to offer health education to the general population, taking into account not only their physical health but also their QOL (quality of life), it is necessary to clarify what guidance should be provided in the sight of QOL. In this study, the relationship between QOL and lifestyle was investigated in 615 Japanese (402 males, 213 females; ranging in age from teens to nineties; mean age, 43.4 +/- 16.3 years) undergoing medical checkups. After informed consent was obtained, subjects completed a questionnaire incorporating the Medical Outcome Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey as a QOL scale in addition to questions concerning individual and lifestyle factors. The results showed that most individual factors and lifestyle factors evaluated were related to QOL. In particular, the physical health QOL of elderly subjects, females, and single subjects, was lower than that of other subjects. Moreover, subjects who ate 'irregular meals' and had 'less than 6 h sleep' reported lower mental health QOL scores than those who ate 'regular meals' and had '6 h or more sleep'. Smoking and alcohol consumption were not as significantly related to QOL as anticipated. Taking these findings into account, it is clear that it is necessary to offer medical and health services focusing on meals and sleep for medical program attendants in order to improve QOL.

authors

Matsushita T,Matsushima E

doi

10.1111/j.1440-1819.2004.01315.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-12-01 00:00:00

pages

642-50

issue

6

eissn

1323-1316

issn

1440-1819

pii

PCN1315

journal_volume

58

pub_type

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