Abstract
A mental consulting system to prevent lifestyle-related diseases was developed as an application of health risk appraisal (HRA) . The self-administered questionnaire, known as the revised Mental General Questionnaire, Version 2 (MGQ2) was developed based on the results of statistical studies of the association between the incidences of lifestyle-related diseases and the results of a previously developed personality questionnaire. The MGQ2 was constructed using six personality scales related to cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cerebral apoplexy, heart diseases, and tooth lap diseases. The personality scales, of the above six diseases, consist of thirteen sub-scales. From the MGQ2 answers, scores and profiles of thirteen personality sub-scales were calculated and the appropriate mental advice was selected automatically for the test taker. High scores in the personality sub-scale questions indicate high-risk men-tal habits which can result in lifestyle-related diseases. The mental advice provided enables the test taker to take care of mental conditions in addition to the advice generally used to support physical conditions such as exercise and nutrition under development.
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