• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.291-301
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• 2014

Korea Health Panel Survey (KHPS) has been conducted to provide nationally representative estimates of health care use and expenditures for non-institutionalized population in Korea since 2008. The aim of this study was to present estimates from KHPS on dental utilization and expenditures from 2008 to 2011. While weighted estimates were presented for each year from 2008 to 2011, the focus of this study was on the 2011 estimates and changes in dental utilization and expenditures between 2008 and 2011. Weighted estimates were obtained using population weights and statistical significances were analysed by independent t-test or ANOVA test using SPSS version 20 for Windows. In 2011, 21.1% of Korean population obtained outpatient dental services from dentists. From 2008 to 2011, the percent of people with a dental visit in each year increased slightly. In 2011, the mean number of dental visits was 4.46. While the mean number of dental visits remained stable by 2010, it increased slightly in 2011. The total annual dental expense in 2011 for people with a visit was about 460,000 Korean Won and 10% higher in 2008. In summary, this study results highlight low rates of dental utilization and high dental expenses in Korean population.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제54권11호
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• pp.840-849
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to examine dental care utilization and expenditures among children aged 0 to 19 years using Korea Health Panel Survey (KHPS) data in 2008 - 2013. Weighted estimates were nationally representative and statistical significances were analysed by $x^2$ test or adjusted Wald test using STATA 13 software. While dental care utilization increased steadily among children from 2008 through 2013, less than one-third the children received dental care in 2013. Compared with 2008, the proportion of restorative care, oral surgery, preventive care decreased and the proportion of orthodontic care, prosthetic care increased. While the proportion of amalgam markedly decreased, the proportion of resin increased. This study highlight socioeconomic disparities in dental utilization and expenditures among children. Especially the findings provide a baseline assessment for examining trends on dental care for children in the future.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.245-253
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• 2021

Objectives: The objective of this paper was to estimate a South Korean's lifetime dental expenditures for periodontitis. Methods: For our study, we collected data from the Korea Health Panel Survey (KHPS), from 2010 to 2016. The outpatient dental care data of 1,919,608 samples of periodontitis were extracted using R version 3.0 and estimations of lifetime dental expenditures for them were generated using Excel. Results: Over 50% of the lifetime dental expenditure of South Koreans was spent for periodontitis, and incurred after the age of 40. The results showed that an estimate of average per capita lifetime dental expenditure for men (approximately 13 million won) was greater than that for women (approximately 8.8 million won) for periodontitis. Conclusions: Efficient methods for the prevention and management of periodontitis are necessary, and a new paradigm of health care system is required to reduce dental expenditure through its prevention.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.49-64
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• 2022

이 연구는 우리나라 노인들을 의료취약성 정도에 따라 네 집단으로 세분화하여 경제적, 비경제적 사유로 인한 미충족의료 경험 차이를 분석하고, 이에 따른 정책적 시사점을 도출하였다. 2018년 한국의료패널 자료를 사용하였으며, 65세 이상 노인 4,147명에 대해 분석을 실시하였다. 노인들을 세분화한 결과, 일반건강보험가입자가 79.6%, 비수급빈곤층이 13.6%, 차상위경감대상자가 1.1%, 의료급여수급자가 5.7%의 비율을 차지하였다. 분석결과에 따르면, 병의원 또는 치과진료에 대해 노인들의 12.6%는 경제적 사유로, 10.6%는 비경제적 사유로 미충족의료를 경험한 것으로 나타났다. 의료취약계층 노인의 미충족의료 경험률은 비취약계층인 일반건강보험가입자에 비해 전반적으로 높았는데, 이는 대부분 경제적 사유에 따른 경험률 차이에서 비롯된 것이었다. 경제적인 사유로 인한 미충족의료 경험률은 일반건강보험가입자가 9.8%였던 반면, 비수급빈곤층은 18.9%, 차상위경감대상자는 40.0%, 의료급여수급자는 31.5%로 큰 차이가 있었다. 다른 영향요인을 통제한 로지스틱 분석 결과, 모든 의료취약계층이 일반건강보험가입자에 비해 경제적 사유로 미충족의료를 경험할 확률이 유의하게 높았는데, 비수급빈곤층은 약 1.4배, 차상위경감대상자는 3.3배, 의료급여수급자는 2.4배 높아졌다. 반면, 비경제적 사유로 인한 경험은 일반건강보험가입자 대비 의료급여수급자의 경우에만 1.7배 증가하였고, 다른 집단에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 이를 바탕으로 본 연구는 의료취약계층 노인들의 필수적 의료자원 보장을 위한 정책적 시사점을 제시하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.2713-2717
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• 2014

Background: Cancer imposes significant economic challenges for individuals, families, and society. Households of cancer patients often experience income loss due to change in job status and/or excessive medical expenses. Thus, we examined whether changes in economic status for such households is affected by catastrophic health expenditures. Materials and Methods: We used the Korea Health Panel Survey (KHPS) Panel $1^{st}-4^{th}$ (2008-2011 subjects) data and extracted records from 211 out of 5,332 households in the database for this study. To identify factors associated with catastrophic health expenditures and, in particular, to examine the relationship between change in economic status and catastrophic health expenditures, we conducted a generalized linear model analysis. Results: Among 211 households with cancer patients, 84 (39.8%) experienced catastrophic health expenditures, while 127 (40.2%) did not show evidence of catastrophic medical costs. If a change in economic status results from a change in job status for head of household (job loss), these households are more likely to incur catastrophic health expenditure than households who have not experienced a change in job status (odds ratios (ORs)=2.17, 2.63, respectively). A comparison between households with a newly-diagnosed patient versus households with patients having lived with cancer for one or two years, showed the longer patients had cancer, the more likely their households incurred catastrophic medical costs (OR=1.78, 1.36, respectively). Conclusions: Change in economic status of households in which the cancer patient was the head of household was associated with a greater likelihood that the household would incur catastrophic health costs. It is imperative that the Korean government connect health and labor policies in order to develop economic programs to assist households with cancer patients.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.809-817
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• 2020

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between socioeconomic factors and the unmet dental care needs of the living alone and living with family elderly groups to confirm the differences in their influence. Methods: Data from the Korea Health Panel Study of 2016 were used to analyze a total of 4,987 individuals: 4,008 in living with family group and 979 in living alone group. Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed using SPSS Version 22 (p<0.05). Results: We observed that 16.5% and 28.3% of the participants from the living with family and living alone groups had unmet dental care needs, respectively, indicating that the living alone group had more unmet dental care needs. Income level, residential area, and healthcare security were significant factors related to the living with family group. In contrast, medical aid for healthcare security was a significant factor related to the living alone group (p<0.05). Conclusions: The results confirmed that socioeconomic factors that affect unmet dental care vary according to the living situation. Therefore, the government should identify the number of elderly individuals living alone, which is increasing annually. These individuals are vulnerable in almost all aspects, and the government should establish and implement appropriate oral healthcare policies to support them.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.609-621
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• 2021

본 연구는 고령자의 상용치료원 유형이 복약순응에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 한국의료패널 2017년 자료를 사용하였으며, 만성질환의 치료를 위해 처방약을 복용중인 65세 이상 고령자 3,623명을 대상으로 하였다. 상용치료원 유형은 상용치료원 보유여부, 상용치료의사 보유여부, 상용치료원 규모 등 세 가지 측면으로 세분화하여 분석을 실시하였다. 전체 응답자의 79.8%는 복약순응군에 속하였는데, 그 비율은 상용치료원 보유자가 81.8%, 미보유자가 75.8%로 차이가 있었다. 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과, 상용치료원 보유자는 미보유자에 비해 복약순응군에 속할 확률이 약 1.6배 높은 것으로 나타났다. 의료기관만을 보유한 경우, 미보유자에 비해 그 확률이 약 1.4배, 의사까지 보유한 경우에는 1.8배 높아졌다. 또한 보건소/의원 또는 병원을 상용치료원으로 보유한 경우 미보유자에 비해 복약순응군에 속할 확률이 약 1.7배 높아졌으나, 종합병원/대학병원을 보유한 경우에는 그 확률이 1.5배 정도로 다소 낮아졌다. 본 연구는 우리나라 고령자에 대해 대표성을 가지는 표본을 사용하여 상용치료원 보유가 고령자의 복약순응을 높이는데 긍정적 역할을 하고 있음을 검증하였다. 본 연구결과는 효과적인 고령자 만성질환 관리 및 의료자원의 효율적 사용을 위한 정책의 근거자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.