The Assessment of Worker's Health Status by SF-36

Bong Suk Cha; Sang Baek Koh; Sei Jin Chang; Jong Ku Park; Myung Guen Kang

doi:10.35371/kjoem.1998.10.1.9

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Original Article The Assessment of Worker's Health Status by SF-36: Bong Suk Cha, Sang Baek Koh, Sei Jin Chang, Jong Ku Park, Myung Guen Kang; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.1998.10.1.9
Published online: February 28, 1998

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Abstract

This study was conducted to understand health status by general characteristic, and to find out relationship between social support and worker's health status. Health status was measured using SF-36(Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36), a 36 item self administered Instrument. The finding of this study were as follow; Mean scores of health status by sex were higher in male. The younger worker reported good health on physical functioning and role limitation-physical than did the older worker, but the older worker reported good health on social functioning and mental health. Mean scores of health status were higher in high income and white worker. When the relationship between social support and health status, social functioning, role limitation-emotion, mental health, vitality, general health were significantly related. Therefore we reviewed the evidence that socio-economic condition are associated with health status in this study, and that the strength of the social support was a important to maintain health.

Keywords: SF-36;Health status;Social support

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