title: Utilization of preventive health services by an employed population.
abstract: To determine the utilization rates of selected preventive services in an employed population, we analyzed the responses of 18,053 health profile participants. Overall utilization rates for preventive services were high: 86.0% of respondents had their blood pressure checked, 94.0% of all women had a Pap smear and 81.3% had clinical breast examinations, 42.4% of respondents aged 40 and older had a rectal examination and 31.8% of those aged 50 and older had a test for occult blood in the stool, and 33.7% had a routine sigmoidoscopy. With the exception of blood pressure screening, the percentage of our respondents utilizing preventive services was considerably higher than the corresponding percentages in the US population as reported in the National Health Interview Survey. Nevertheless, the results suggest substantial opportunity for employers to encourage the appropriate use of preventive health services among employees.
authors.affiliation: Johnson & Johnson Health Management, Inc, Santa Monica, CA 90404.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Fielding
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: R Z
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Goetzel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laouri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors