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National General Health Screening Program in Korea: history, current status, and future direction: A scoping review

D. Shin Juhee Cho Jae Hyun Park B. Cho

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Healthscreeningisanimportantcomponentofhealthpromotionprograms,andcoun-trieshavepromotedgeneralhealthscreeningtargetingthepreventionandearlyman- agementofcommonchronicdiseases.InKorea,aGeneralHealthScreeningProgram (GHSP)beganwithworkersinthe1950sandcontinuouslyexpandeditstargetpopula-tion,andcurrentlyincludestheadultpopulation.Themaintargetdiseasesarecerebro- andcardiovasculardiseases,includinghypertension,diabetesmellitus,dyslipidemia, obesity,andrelatedhealthbehaviors.Othertargetconditionsincludeotherdiseases (e.g.,anemia,liverdisease,visual/auditoryimpairment),mentalhealth(e.g.,depres-sion),andgeriatricdiseaseandfunction(osteoporosis,dementia,riskoffall,etc.).The NationalHealthInformationDatabase,includingGHSPinformation,isnowextensively usedinclinicalandpublichealthresearch.Theparticipationrateiscurrently70%to 80%,butvariesaccordingtoage,disability,andthesocioeconomicstatus.Thereisa needforamoresystematicevaluationofthescreeningitems,reducingdisparitygaps inparticipation,andlinkingGHSPtoactualhealthpromotion.

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D. Shin

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Juhee Cho

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Jae Hyun Park

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B. Cho

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Shin, D., Cho, J., Park, J.H., Cho, B. (2022). National General Health Screening Program in Korea: history, current status, and future direction: A scoping review. https://doi.org/10.23838/pfm.2021.00135

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Tahun Terbit: 2022
Bahasa: en
Total Sitasi: 266×
Sumber Database: Semantic Scholar
DOI: 10.23838/pfm.2021.00135
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