A Study on the Correlation between Healthcare’s Ecology Utilization and National Health Condition

Yuzhuo Luo, Zhaoyan Hu, Kaijun Yu

Ekoloji, 2018, Issue 106, Pages: 123-128, Article No: e106003

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Abstract

The development of economy, the enhancement of national income, the improvement of environmental health, and the richness of nutrition acquisition have improved national health conditions. Since national health conditions are related to national development of economy, healthcare’s ecology utilization is a key investment in national health. Personal health could be maintained or enhanced through healthcare’s ecology utilization to further promote labor productivity and national competitiveness. Aiming at aged population in Shanghai, the elderly aged above 60 in Shanghai are proceeded the comprehensive survey, including elderly health and medical care, family and social support, work, economy, and psychological leisure. The research results conclude significantly positive effects of 1.predisposing component on health condition, 2.enabling component on health condition, and 3.need component on health condition. According to the results, suggestions are proposed, expecting to find out the factors in elderly health and healthcare’s ecology utilization for the reference of the government making elderly health care or welfare measures.

Keywords

healthcare’s ecology utilization, health condition, aged population

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