Health status differences in perceived satisfaction with health of active and inactive population

• Main Authors: Nemček, Dagmar, Bendíková, Elena, Kurková, Petra
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Evaluation; Health; Kolmogorov-Smirnov test; Normality; People with disabilities; Population; Statistical analysis
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/1.5137993

The aim of our investigation was to find out the differences in perceived satisfaction with health within three evaluated groups with different level of health status: healthy people, people with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and people with disabilities. Two main groups of people were recruited for the study: (1) active people (n=607; regularly participating in sport activities) and (2) inactive people (n= 494; not participating in sports activities). We used second part of S.QUA.L.A. questionnaire where participants evaluated perceived satisfaction with 23 indicators using the 5-point rating scale. The lower mean score meant the higher perceived satisfaction. For our investigation we analysed perceived satisfaction with only one indicator “overall health”. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS version 23.0. The data were statistically tested by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test of the sample distribution normality. One-way ANOVA was used to determine the differences in perceived satisfaction with health within three evaluated groups based on their health status. Post-hoc Bonferroni test was used to examine the differences in satisfaction with health between two groups of population based on their health status. Student’s two-sample t test was used to examine the differences between active and inactive people within each population group based on their health status. We found the highest level of perceived satisfaction with overall health in the group of healthy actively living population and the lowest perceived satisfaction with overall health in the group of inactive people with NCDs. In the group of active as well as inactive people we found significantly higher perceived satisfaction with health in the group of healthy people comparing people with NCDs and people with disabilities. No significant differences were found in the comparison of perceived satisfaction with overall health between people with NCDs and people with disabilities nor in the group of active neither inactive population. In all groups of people related to their health status the significantly higher perceived satisfaction with health was demonstrated by actively living populations comparing inactive population.