Factors associated with adherence to recommendations to visit a physician after annual health checkups among Japanese employees: a cross-sectional observational study.

This study examined the factors related to adherence to recommendations among Japanese employees. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 219 employees who had ignored recommendations to visit a physician for the previous 3 years; we assessed their work- and life-related factors, health status, and health literacy. We analyzed the data of 103 employees who met the inclusion criteria. Participants who lived alone and had a primary doctor, lower job demand, and lower self-rated health were significantly more likely to adhere to recommendations, suggesting that work- and life-related factors-rather than individual health literacy-may be more important. Further study is needed toward effective utilization of annual health checkups in the workplace. PMID: 29046491 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Industrial Health - Category: Occupational Health Tags: Ind Health Source Type: research