사회적 자본과 건강정보, 의료 커뮤니케이션 요인이 농어촌 지역의 건강상태에 미치는 영향에 대한 구조모델

Abstract

Abstract Industrialization and urbanization have caused health inequality between rural areas and cities. Health care in rural area is insufficient comparing to urban areas. This study examined the effects of social capital, Health Information, and medical communication factors on Health status in rural community using structural equation modeling. First, social capital has an effect on medical communication with physicians and medical communication impacts on health status. Second, health information orientation has an impact on health behavior and Internet health information. Lastly, health information orientation influenced by Internet health information as a mediator affects health status. As a whole, this study contributes to theoretical explanation about determinants of health status in communities by examining structural path of the effects of social factors and communication factors on health status in rural area Key Words : Social Capital, Medical Communication, Health information Orientation, Health Behavior, Health Status, Convergence