ABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the effect of periodic physical examination on improvement of health behaviors of elderly people. Methods 186 elderly people from June 2010 to June 2011 were chosen.The observation group (93 people) was taken with regular health checkup every six months.The control group (93 people) did not receive regular health checkup.The health promoting lifestyle scale (HPLP) and the knowledge and compliance behavior questionnaire of residents were adopted for investigation and analysis. Results The total score for health behaviors in the observation group was significantly higher than the control group.The score of six indicators of HPLP,including self-actualization,health resporsibility,physical activity,nutrition,pressure regulator and interpersonal relationship were higher than the control group,the differences between the two groups were significant.The average score for health knowledge of the residents for the observation group was (44.52 ± 2.30) points,and the compliance behavior score was (41.21 ± 2.80) points.The scores were siguificantly higher than the control group,the difference was significant.Conclusions The periodic health examination for elderly people has a positive effect in improving their health behavior.