资料分析的基础是对自我医疗的两次调查研究。资料表明,在新加坡的非临床人群中,自我医疗是一种正常的行为。进行自我医疗的倾向,随着文化水平的提高而增加。研究中的发现反驳了以下两个假设:(a)自我医疗是在少数人中进行的,(b)这些少数人要么是没有文化,要么是信息闭塞。文章对有关自我医疗的其他因素也进行了讨论。 The data analysis is based on two investigations of self-care. The data shows that self-care is a normal behavior among non-clinical people in Singapore. The tendency of self-care is increasing as the level of education increases. The findings in the study refute the following two hypotheses: (a) self-care is performed in a few individuals, and (b) these minors either have no culture or information is blocked. The article also discusses other factors related to self-care.