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Factors Influencing the Unmet Healthcare Needs of Elderly with Chronic Diseases : Focusing on the 2017 Korean National Survey on Elderly

노인 만성질환자의 미충족 의료에 영향을 미치는 요인 : 2017년도 노인실태조사를 중심으로

  • Park, Ji-Kyeong (Department of Healthcare Management, Dongeui University)
  • 박지경 (동의대학교 의료경영학과)
  • Received : 2019.08.12
  • Accepted : 2019.12.06
  • Published : 2019.12.31
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Abstract

This study endeavors to provide basic data for healthcare policy development by identifying factors that influence the unmet healthcare needs of the elderly with chronic diseases. The study utilized data from the 2017 Korean National Survey on the Elderly, and analyzed 9,117 elders afflicted with more than 1 chronic disease. We determined that 851 (9.3%) elders experienced unmet healthcare needs from hospital & clinical treatment, and 1,469 (16.1%) elders experienced unmet dental treatment. 'Economic difficulty' was the most common reason expressed by 425 (49.9%) elders for unmet healthcare needs from hospital and clinical treatment, and by 1,066 (72.6%) elders for dental treatment. Furthermore, unmet healthcare needs in hospital and clinical treatment were affected by various factors, including spouse, education, self-rated health status and exercise, whereas unmet healthcare needs in dental treatment were affected by factors such as spouse, education, medical aids, self-rated health status, smoking, and exercise. Based on the research results achieved, we propose a necessity to establish healthcare policies that consider the influencing factors, and help resolve the unmet healthcare needs of the elderly with chronic diseases.

본 연구는 노인의 미충족 의료에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하여 미충족 의료 해소를 위한 보건의료정책 개발에 필요한 기초자료를 제공하고자 실시되었다. 연구대상은 2017년도 노인실태조사 원시자료를 이용하여 1개 이상의 만성질환을 가지고 있는 9,117명을 연구대상으로 하였으며, SPSS Statistics ver 25.0을 사용하여 분석하였다. 주요 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 미충족 의료에 대한 경험은 병/의원 진료는 851명(9.3%), 치과 진료는 1,469명(16.1%)이 경험한 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 미충족 의료의 사유는 병/의원 진료와 치과 진료 모두에서 경제적 어려움이 각각 425명(49.9%), 1,066명(72.6%)으로 가장 많았다. 셋째, 병/의원 진료에서 미충족 의료의 경험에는 배우자, 교육수준, 주관적 건강상태, 운동이 영향을 미치는 요인이었으며, 치과 진료에서는 배우자, 교육수준, 의료급여 수급자, 주관적 건강상태, 흡연, 운동이 영향을 미치는 요인으로 나타났다. 이상의 연구결과를 바탕으로 만성질환을 가진 노인의 미충족 의료에 영향을 주는 요인을 고려하여 미충족 의료를 완화시킬 수 있는 보건의료 정책을 수립해나가야 할 것이다.

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