Logistic regression analysis of the influence factors for health management demand by community residents / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the factors influencing health management demand by community residents.Methods Using data from the survey of Health Management Demand by Community Residents in Hangzhou,this paper examined the influence factors with the logistic model from such four aspects as individual characteristics,economic characteristics,health level and health awareness.Results The health awareness poses a positive impact on health management demand;the level of health has a negative impact while income has an inflection point(5 000 yuan per month).However,individual characteristics have no significant effect. Conclusion Such measures as enhancing health management awareness of the residents,building a health management system centering on communities and supported by health management firms,and building health management information platform,can effectively satisfy such demand.