TY - JOUR
T1 - Changes of Health Outcomes, Healthy Behaviors, Generalized Trust, and Accessibility to Health Promotion Resources in Taiwan Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic
T2 - Comparing 2011 and 2021 Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS) Cohorts
AU - Lin, Yu Ching
AU - Lin, Chung Ying
AU - Fan, Chia Wei
AU - Liu, Chieh Hsiu
AU - Ahorsu, Daniel Kwasi
AU - Chen, Duan Rung
AU - Weng, Hui Ching
AU - Griffiths, Mark D.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported in part by a research grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST111-2321-B-006-009) and a research grant from the National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKUH-11102035).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Lin et al.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Purpose: The present study compared two nationally representative cohort datasets concerning Taiwan residents’ healthy behaviors, subjective health outcomes, generalized trust, and accessibility to health promotion resources. Patients and Methods: The Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS) was conducted in two waves ten years apart: 2011 cohort (n = 1021; 48.4% males) and 2021 cohort (n = 1425; 47.4%) cohorts. Descriptive statistics were calculated to compare the two TSCS datasets. Then, multiple regression models were constructed with health outcome as the dependent variable, and demographics and other key components as independent variables. Results: The 2011 TSCS cohort showed higher prevalence for cigarette smoking (30.8% vs 25.2%; p=0.002), alcohol drinking (52.5% vs 24.3%; p<0.001), exercise habits (52.7% vs 48.0%; p=0.02), and better fruit and vegetable accessibility (Mean=3.91 vs 3.82; p=0.04). The 2021 TSCS cohort reported higher body mass index (Mean=24.20 vs 23.63; p<0.001), less residency in urban areas (22.4% vs 31.1%; p<0.001), better jogging accessibility (4.14 vs 4.05; p=0.006), higher generalized trust (2.26 vs 2.17; p=0.001), and greater internet usage (3.43 vs 2.89; p<0.001). The regression model showed that exercise habits (standardized coefficient=0.20 and 0.10; p<0.001) and generalized trust (standardized coefficient=0.11 and 0.11; p=0.004 and <0.001) were consistently associated with health outcomes in both cohorts. Additionally, internet use (standardized coefficient=−0.07; p=0.026) and alcohol drinking behaviors (standardized coefficient=−0.07; p=0.0022) were negatively associated with health outcomes in the 2021 cohort. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated the trends and changes over 10 years regarding multiple health-related components among Taiwan residents. The study’s findings provide insight into education promotion programs to reduce unhealthy behaviors as well as enhancing generalized trust building and developing healthy behaviors for Taiwan residents.
AB - Purpose: The present study compared two nationally representative cohort datasets concerning Taiwan residents’ healthy behaviors, subjective health outcomes, generalized trust, and accessibility to health promotion resources. Patients and Methods: The Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS) was conducted in two waves ten years apart: 2011 cohort (n = 1021; 48.4% males) and 2021 cohort (n = 1425; 47.4%) cohorts. Descriptive statistics were calculated to compare the two TSCS datasets. Then, multiple regression models were constructed with health outcome as the dependent variable, and demographics and other key components as independent variables. Results: The 2011 TSCS cohort showed higher prevalence for cigarette smoking (30.8% vs 25.2%; p=0.002), alcohol drinking (52.5% vs 24.3%; p<0.001), exercise habits (52.7% vs 48.0%; p=0.02), and better fruit and vegetable accessibility (Mean=3.91 vs 3.82; p=0.04). The 2021 TSCS cohort reported higher body mass index (Mean=24.20 vs 23.63; p<0.001), less residency in urban areas (22.4% vs 31.1%; p<0.001), better jogging accessibility (4.14 vs 4.05; p=0.006), higher generalized trust (2.26 vs 2.17; p=0.001), and greater internet usage (3.43 vs 2.89; p<0.001). The regression model showed that exercise habits (standardized coefficient=0.20 and 0.10; p<0.001) and generalized trust (standardized coefficient=0.11 and 0.11; p=0.004 and <0.001) were consistently associated with health outcomes in both cohorts. Additionally, internet use (standardized coefficient=−0.07; p=0.026) and alcohol drinking behaviors (standardized coefficient=−0.07; p=0.0022) were negatively associated with health outcomes in the 2021 cohort. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated the trends and changes over 10 years regarding multiple health-related components among Taiwan residents. The study’s findings provide insight into education promotion programs to reduce unhealthy behaviors as well as enhancing generalized trust building and developing healthy behaviors for Taiwan residents.
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U2 - 10.2147/PRBM.S386967
DO - 10.2147/PRBM.S386967
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85142250777
SN - 1179-1578
VL - 15
SP - 3379
EP - 3389
JO - Psychology Research and Behavior Management
JF - Psychology Research and Behavior Management
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