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Factors of unmet dental care needs due to the time, economic, and physical constraints among older people

노인의 시간적, 경제적, 물리적 제약으로 인한 미충족 치과의료 요인

  • Min-Young Kim (Departmentof Dental Hygiene, Howon University) ;
  • Ji-Hyoung Han (Department of Dental Hygiene, Suwon Science College)
  • Received : 2024.08.07
  • Accepted : 2024.09.05
  • Published : 2024.10.30

Abstract

Objectives: We aim to identify factors associated with unmet dental care needs in older adults and explore the impact of time, economic and physical constraints on each. Methods: The analysis was based on the 2023 Community Health Survey. Statistical analyses were conducted using chi-square test and multinomial logistic regression for 65,952 people aged 65 years and older. Results: First, we looked whether subjects experienced unmet dental care needs and found that 8.4% did. Second, according to the type of unmet dental care needs, 54.1% of the time, economic, and physical constraints were economic constraints. Analyzing each of the time, economic, and physical constraints, we found that time constraints were associated with younger age. For economic constraints, lower education level and health security type of recipients in medical aid program were more likely to experience unmet dental care needs. In terms of physical constraints, those living in rural areas were more than three times more likely to experience unmet dental care needs than those living in urban areas. Conclusions: The results showed that time constraints were related to age, economic constraints were related to household income level, and physical constraints were related to residential area.

연구목적: 본 연구는 2023년 지역사회건강조사를 바탕으로 노인의 시간적, 경제적, 물리적 제약으로 인한 미충족 치과의료 요인을 파악하고자 하였다. 연구방법: 65세 이상 노인 65,953명을 대상으로 교차분석, 다중로지스틱회귀분석을 실시한 결과는 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 연구결과: 첫째, 대상자의 미충족 치과의료 경험 여부를 알아본 결과 전체 노인의 8.4%가 경험하였다. 성별은 여성이, 연령은 65-69세에서 높았다. 교육수준은 낮을수록, 농촌인 경우, 경제적으로는 하위권인 경우에 미충족 치과의료가 높았으며, 구강건강수준이 나쁘다고 인식하고, 저작불편을 호소할수록 높았다. 둘째, 미충족 치과의료 경험 유형에 따라 시간적, 경제적, 물리적 제약 중 경제적 제약인 경우가 54.1%로 가장 많았다. 셋째, 시간적, 경제적, 물리적 제약에 따른 각각의 영향요인을 분석한 결과 시간적 제약으로는 연령이 낮을수록 높았다. 경제적 제약에 따른 영향 요인으로 교육수준이 낮은 경우, 의료급여 수급자인 경우 미충족 치과의료를 경험할 가능성이 높았다. 물리적 제약에 따른 영향 요인으로 거주지가 농촌인 경우 도시지역보다 3배 이상 미충족 치과의료 경험 가능성이 높게 나타났다. 결론: 이상의 결과로 시간적 제약은 연령이, 경제적 제약은 가구소득수준이, 물리적 제약은 거주지가 미충족 치과의료에 영향을 주는 요인으로 나타났다. 향후 증가하는 노인인구의 미충족 치과의료를 감소시키고, 건강불평등 해소를 위한 사회적 제도 마련이 필요할 것이다.

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