Consumers Take Better Preventive Care of Pets Than Themselves, CIGNA Finds

The post below first ran January 18 on Health Populi. Nine in 10 pet owners know when their dog or cat is due for their shots. Eight in 10 women know the frequency with which they get manicures and pedicures. 80% of men know the mileage between old changes. But only 50% of family health care decision makers know their blood pressure, and only 20% know their biometric numbers like cholesterol and BMI. Americans are great at doing preventive care for their pets and automobiles; but not so much for their own bodies and health, finds the report CIGNA Preventive Care Research, a survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers between 25 and 75 years of age who have health insurance and are the health care decision makers for their families. The survey was conducted in September 2015. The data points showing the caretaking-chasm are the following. For personal health/care… Only 55% know that they should go for an annual health check-up, lower among men Only 50% of people know their blood pressure Only 20% know their cholesterol levels or body mass index (BMI) Only 45% of people realize that vaccinations and immunizations are are covered in their annual check-up Less than 20% of people know they can get depression screening and alcohol and drug abuse assessments are part of the annual check-up Only 45% of people know an annual check-up costs nothing for people who carry health insurance. On the other hand, for non-health/care… 85% of pet owners know when Fido and Maurice are due to get thei...
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