The Effect of Self-Rated Health Status and Health Behaviour on Medical Resource Utilization of the Elderly

Changes in the global demographic structure past years have resulted different types of population aging. Along with advance medical technology, improvement public health, extension life expectancy, and decrease fertility rates, is gradually The aging speed increasing various countries, domestic fast rush that how to effectively deal elderly care problems shows urgency; otherwise, it would become troublesome when becoming a national, governmental, social, family burden. Precautions are therefore essential urgent; especially, economic involving living standards may burden on families. Taking Taiwan as questionnaire samples, total 500 questionnaires were distributed. After excluding invalid incomplete questionnaires, 367 copies valid, retrieval rate 73%. Based results we propose suggestions, assisting governmental sectors implement welfare policies conforming national benefits taking health wellbeing cope trend. We also provide social suggestions form mature aged entrepreneurship driver od innovation.