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ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2022

Changes of Health Outcomes, Healthy Behaviors, Generalized Trust, and Accessibility to Health Promotion Resources in Taiwan Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparing 2011 and 2021 Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS) Cohorts.

Yu-Ching Lin, Chung-Ying Lin, Chia-Wei Fan, Chieh-Hsiu Liu, Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu, Duan-Rung Chen, Hui-Ching Weng, Mark D Griffiths

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Yu-Ching Lin *Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chung-Ying Lin *Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-2129-4242
Chia-Wei FanDepartment of Occupational Therapy, AdventHealth University, Orlando, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8534-4934
Chieh-Hsiu LiuDepartment of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Research Center of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Daniel Kwasi AhorsuDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0003-0530-8138
Duan-Rung ChenInstitute of Health Behaviors and Community Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6391-987X
Hui-Ching WengInstitute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1096-237X
Mark D GriffithsInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8880-6524
National Cheng Kung University Hospital · TWAdventist University of Health Sciences · USHong Kong Polytechnic University · HKNational Cheng Kung University · TWNational Taiwan University · TWNottingham Trent University · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The present study compared two nationally representative cohort datasets concerning Taiwan residents' healthy behaviors, subjective health outcomes, generalized trust, and accessibility to health promotion resources. Patients and Methods: The Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS) was conducted in two waves ten years apart: 2011 cohort (n = 1021; 48.4% males) and 2021 cohort (n = 1425; 47.4%) cohorts. Descriptive statistics were calculated to compare the two TSCS datasets. Then, multiple regression models were constructed with health outcome as the dependent variable, and demographics and other key components as independent variables. Results: The 2011 TSCS cohort showed higher prevalence for cigarette smoking (30.8% vs 25.2%; Conclusion: The present study demonstrated the trends and changes over 10 years regarding multiple health-related components among Taiwan residents. The study's findings provide insight into education promotion programs to reduce unhealthy behaviors as well as enhancing generalized trust building and developing healthy behaviors for Taiwan residents.

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COVID-19health behaviorhealth promotionTaiwantrust

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