The Effectiveness of Providing Advice from Doctors to Working-age Group Who Receive Health Check-ups at the Health Checkup Center of Buri Ram Hospital

Abstract

Background: The results from Thai People's Health Survey by Physical Examination in 2019-2020, which found the working age group had health conditions in NCDs as same reporting from Health Checkup Center Buri Ram Hospital in 2021 to 2023 shown most health problems were dyslipidemia, obesity, and hypertension. The researcher is interested in surveying prevalence and effectiveness of providing advice from doctors to working-age group who receive health check-ups at the health checkup center of Buri Ram Hospital.
Objective: To interested in surveying prevalence rate of health status and effectiveness of providing advice from doctors to working-age group who receive health check-ups at the health checkup center of Buri Ram Hospital.
Methods: This study has a 2-step study process. Step 1: Study the prevalence of diabetes High blood pressure Hypercholesterolemia and obesity are the annual prevalence values (prevalent rate. Step 2: Monitor the effectiveness of giving advice from doctors among those receiving working-age health check-up services at the Buriram Hospital Health Check-up Center presenting the prevalence rate of health status and health status after medical advice using Pair T-test. Population studied was patient aged 30-59 years who received health check-up at the health Checkup center Buri Ram Hospital from 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2023.
Results: The researcher collected data on 1,761 people were female, 963 people (54.7%). The most of age group was 30-39 years, 922 people (52.4). Prevalence of abnormal fasting blood sugar levels was 11.5%, possible diabetes was 4.3 %, A1C higher than 6.5% was 15.1%, hypertension was 13.7%, high cholesterol 56.6%, high triglyceride levels was 20.7% and high LDL level was 28.9% and obesity was 36.7%. And result of health status after medical advice found the group with 42 people was high fasting blood sugar levels (p-value 0.690). 92 people was high blood pressure (p-value <0.001 and 0.002, in SBP and DBP). 69 people with high lipid levels found cholesterol levels (p-value <0.001), triglyceride and LDL levels (p-value 0.119, 0.693) and 88 people was obese (p-value 0.950).
Conclusions: Changing health behaviors based on advice from medical professionals alone has had relatively little success. Therefore, it is necessary to organize activities to promote health care. Or have group activities for people to participate and be more aware of taking care of their own health.