2003 Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 38-42
We targeted Hoken-Suisinins and non-Hoken-Suisinins, then compared the two to clarify influence of continuing experience of Hoken-Suisinin Activities of F-city on health behaviors and on health promoting activity towards their families and their communities. Hoken-Suisinins were divided into three groups : those with one to two years' experience, those with three to six years' experience, and those with more than seven years' experience. We verified the following as a result. 1. Age and a subjective sense of health A significant relationship was seen in regard to age : non-Hoken-Suisinins without activity experience were the youngest. Years of age increased along with age of this activity. A meaningful relationship was found in regard to a subjective sense of health : non-Hoken-Suisinins showed a significantly high subjective sense of health in comparison with Hoken-Suisinins for ages of this activity of more than seven years. 2. Health behavior scores and scores of health promoting activity towards their families and communities After reviewing all scores of health behavior and health promoting activity towards their families and their communities in four groups of score subjects, a significant relationship was observed in health behavior scores of all four groups. Non-Hoken-Suisinins were the lowest. Then, those with three to six years' experience, those with one to two years' experience, and those with more than seven years' experience became higher in that order. In scores of health promoting activity towards their communities, there were significant differences among the following four groups : non-Hoken-Suisinins, those with one to two years' experience, those with three to six years' experience, and those with more than seven years' experience. Scores of health promoting activity towards their communities increased through accumulating experience. Although a meaningful relationship was not seen in scores of health promoting activity towards their families in the four groups, the average score for health promoting activity towards families of all groups by Hoken-Suisinins was higher than that by non-Hoken-Suisinins.
