title: Health goals of U.S. Army soldiers: what they want.
abstract: This study examined the personal health goals and needs of 1,299 soldiers during their periodic health exam at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, from January 1 to December 31, 1990. The two most important goals of this population were improving self-esteem (50%) and family relationships (43%). In contrast, smoking cessation (17%) and avoiding problems with alcohol (4.3%) were listed 14th and 19th priority, and were desired by only 56% and 61%, respectively, of those who needed help in these areas. Differences between soldiers' health goals and health needs must be considered when designing successful health-promotion programs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100, USA.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Jonas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006285:Health Planning; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D018570:Risk Assessment; D040241:Social Marketing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult