In:
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, SAGE Publications, Vol. 33, No. 5 ( 2021-07), p. 555-563
Abstract:
This study identified predictors of appointment adherence and examined its impacts on improvements in metabolic risk factors in a free city-wide cardiovascular disease prevention program in Seoul, South Korea. Data of 8251 citizens with metabolic syndrome were used. Appointment adherers were defined as having 70% or higher adherence rates, that is, 3 or more visits. Of the 8251 citizens, 17.6% were appointment adherers. Appointment adherers were significantly more likely to be older, low-income earners, nonsmokers, and nonobese than appointment nonadherers. Moreover, appointment adherers, compared with nonadherers, showed significant improvements in waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, but not in fasting glucose and triglycerides. Designing strategies for increasing appointment adherence to a free city-wide cardiovascular disease prevention program is essential to improve health outcomes, especially targeting population groups with young age, high-income, current smoking, or obesity.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1010-5395
,
1941-2479
DOI:
10.1177/10105395211012912
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2394975-2
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