A TRIAL SURVEY ON THE INFLUENCES OF SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS ON CORONARY HEART

抄録

In this study, a questionnaire was devised for comprehensive analysis of diverse social, cultural, and psychological factors that are considered to be strongly associated with coronary heart disease and stroke.
The trial survey for the Japanese data was conducted, and the data were analyzed using Hayashi's Quantification Method 111. Questions were evaluated as to their usefulness in soliciting informative and relevant responses.
Furthermore, the data were analyzed and correlated with physical examination findings, using Hayashi's Quantification Method 11. Analysis revealed the maximum latent root to be “Type A Behavior Pattern”. However, other factors, which seemed to be uniquely Japanese, also influence the incidence rate.