Abstract
Background: Periodic general health examinations (GHEs) are gradually becoming more popular as they employ subclinical screenings, as a means of early detection. This study considers the effect of information technology (IT), health communications and the public's attitude towards GHEs in Vietnam. Methods: A total of 2,068 valid observations were obtained from a survey in Hanoi and its surrounding areas. Results: In total, 42.12% of participants stated that they were willing to use IT applications to recognise illness symptoms, and nearly 2/3 of them rated the healthcare quality at average level or below. Discussion: The data, which was processed by the BCL model, showed that IT applications (apps) reduce hesitation toward GHEs; however, older people seem to have less confidence in using these apps. Health communications and government's subsidy also increased the likelihood of people attending periodic GHEs. The probability of early check-ups where there is a cash subsidy could reach approximately 80%.
Highlights
Nowadays, people tend to avoid taking clinical treatments, instead, they prefer having subclinical tests and screenings as preventive medicine[1,2,3,4]
“Education background (Edu)”, “Age”, “Respon” and “PopularInfo”, introduced in Table 2, the results reported in Table 3 show that there are relationships between the choice people prioritise when they recognise their symptoms with age, educational background, physicians’ responsiveness and the sufficiency of health information
Comparing πclinic=47.4% at the “Edu”=“high school (Hi)” with πclinic=42.74%=“ Edu”=“University or higher (Uni)”, it can be concluded that people with lower levels of education are more likely to go to clinics than those with a higher education
Summary
People tend to avoid taking clinical treatments, instead, they prefer having subclinical tests and screenings as preventive medicine[1,2,3,4]. Using mobile applications (apps) in medical care is becoming more popular thanks to the proliferation of information technology (IT)[5,6,7,8] (http://www.mobihealthnews.com/4740/physician-smartphone-adoption-rate-to-reach-81-in-2012). Some other studies underscored the effectiveness of these apps in remote treatment in developing countries[12,13,14]. This efficiency was allegedly because they assisted faster decision making, transmitting messages more quickly and saving money[9,15]. The probability of early check-ups where there is a cash subsidy could reach approximately 80%
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