溫泉泡湯者對健康之自評

Thermal Spring Bath Participant's Self-Reported Health

羅家昌(CHIA-CHANG LO)

指導教授 ： 羅鳳恩 ； 劉俊昌

亞洲大學/管理學院/休閒與遊憩管理學系碩士班/碩士(2012年)

摘要

摘要
溫泉泡湯活動從民國88年起蓬勃發展，台灣地理環境特殊，溫泉資源之豐富世界少有，而溫泉具有觀光休閒及療養等多樣性功能，有潛力成為台灣最具代表性的觀光遊憩資源。回顧國內外有關「溫泉」的相關實證研究，大多是以利用溫泉介入特殊疾病的輔助治療以及有關溫泉泡湯者的參與動機及滿意度等方面之議題，但針對溫泉泡湯活動在健康影響方面的研究鮮少，故本研究目的在探討溫泉泡湯活動參與者專業化對健康自評的關係。
民國98年2月15日至98年3月15日用便利抽樣方式對溫泉泡湯者，以SF-36台灣版健康自評量表進行問卷調查。共發出380份問卷，刪除無效問卷，得335份有效問卷，有效問卷率88.1%，其結果如下：
不同專業化程度因不同的專業類型在「活力狀況（VT）、心理健康（MH）、整體健康狀況（GH）及自評健康變化（HT）」等四方面呈現顯著性差異，且隨專業化程度升高而越健康。
由研究得知溫泉泡湯活動對健康有正向影響，目前國內公共溫泉泡湯場所不足且參與溫泉泡湯價格普遍偏高，一般民眾無法長時間持續參與溫泉泡湯活動。建議政府增加溫泉泡湯公共設施，降低參與溫泉泡湯之費用，以達到推廣溫泉泡湯之健康效益；業者也可以依據其溫泉泡湯者參與動機及阻礙進行市場行銷。

關鍵字

溫泉 ； 專業化 ； 健康 ； 健康自評量表(SF-36) ； 參與動機 ； 參與阻礙

並列摘要

ABSTRACT
Thermal spring bath was promoted by Government since 1999. Because geography is unique in Taiwan, the richness of thermal springs is rare around the world. Therapy and leisure are parts of multiple functions for thermal springs; thermal springs become the most potentially representative tourism resources in Taiwan. Short Form-36 (SF-36) is a form recognized by World Health Organization to access people’s health. To review the past thermal spring’s research, most of them were to introduce thermal spring to help special patients; there were few researches to use SF-36 as a tool to study thermal spring. The purpose of this research was to study the relationships between thermal spring bath participant’s self-reported health and specialization.
Three hundred eighty people were selected in this cross-sectional, descriptive study by using a structured questionnaire. Three hundred thirty-five valid data were used to analyze as the results, the valid corresponding rate was 88.1%. The surveys were conducted during the period of February 2 to March 15 2008. The results of this study were the followings:
There were significant difference between thermal spring bath participant’s specialization and their vitality (VT), mental health (MH), general health (GH) and reported health transition (HT). In addition, those four indices were increasing with the increasing of thermal spring bath participant’s specialization.
Basic on the research, thermal spring activities have positive health effects. At present, the lack of public thermal spring bath and higher price to take thermal spring bath are the constraints for people to continuously take thermal spring bath. We would like to suggest Government to increase the facilities of public thermal spring bath to reduce the cost for participants to take thermal spring bath. Therefore, the thermal spring industry can basic on participant motives, especial health benefits, and participant constraints to promote thermal spring bath markets.

並列關鍵字

Thermal Spring ； Specialization ； Health ； Self-reported Health (Short Form 36) ； Participant Motive ； Participant Constraint

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