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Health Concerns of Adults: Qualitative Data of the Bridge to Health Survey
Objective:
To examine health concerns of Midwestern adults as part of regional
health planning.Methods: Randomly selected households received
mailed surveys. Responses (n=2,209) to open-ended questions about
most important health concerns were analyzed. Results: Results:
Insurance costs/access and high cost of health care were most-cited
health concerns. Differences were found in identification of community
and state/nation concerns and in urban versus rura1 residence. Conclusion:
Qualitative results identified different health priorities than
those revealed by quantitative measures of health status and behavior
in the same survey. Analysis of residents' health concerns has potential
to improve community health planning. |