도시 영세지역 주민의 상병양상과 의료이용행태 (Morbidity Pattern and Medical Care Utilization Behavior of Residents in Urban Poor Area)
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- Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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- 제8권1호
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- pp.107-126
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- 1991
일부 도시 영세지역 주민의 상병양상과 의료이용형태를 파악하기 위하여 1988년 12월 한달간에 걸쳐 대구시 남구 대명 8동 영세지역 677가구 2,591명과 대조지역 688가구 2,682명의 주민을 대상으로 면접조사를 실시하였다. 두 지역의 연령별 인구 구성은 0-4세, 65세이상의 인구가 영세지역이 높았으며, 성비는 차이가 없었다. 교육정도와 경제수준은 영세지역은 낮았고, 의료보호 대상자는 영세지역이 많았다. 15일간의 급성질환 이환율은 영세지역이 1000명당 57.1로 대조지역의 24.2보다 유의하게 높았다. 두 지역에서 9세 이하 연령에서의 이환율이 높았으나 연령 증가에 따른 이환율의 뚜렷한 증감현상은 보이지 않았다. 질병분류별 급성질환 이환건수는 두 지역 모두에서 남녀 공히 호흡기계 질환이 가장 많았으며, 영세지역의 경우 감염 및 기생충 질환이 두번째로 많아 대조지역과는 다른 양상을 보였다. 급성질환 이환자의 15일간의 평균 이환기간은 영세지역 6.6일, 대조지역 5.4일로 영세지역이 약간 길었다. 급성질환 이환자의 15일간 의료기관 이용은 1차 이용에서는 영세지역의 경우 약국이 58.1% 그리고 대조지역에서는 의원이 36.9%로 가장 많았으며, 2차와 3차 이용에서 영세지역은 약국과 한의원, 대조지역은 병원과 의원이 가장 많았고, 미치료율은 영세지역이 8.8%로 대조지역의 4.6%에 비하여 훨씬 높게 나타났다. 급성질환 이환자의 지역별 의료이용행태에서 1차 이용에 있어서는 동네내 이용이 영세지역 73.6%, 대조지역 64.6%로 가장 많았다. 급성질환 이환자의 의료기관 1차 이용시 병원을 이용하는 이유로 가장 많은 것이 영세지역은 '단골'이었으며, 대조지역은 '가까운 거리'였다. 의원, 보건소 및 약국을 이용하는 이유로 가장 많은 것은 두 지역 모두 '가까운 거리'였다. 1년간 만성질환 이환율은 1000명당 영세지역 83.0, 대조지역 28.0으로 유의한 차이를 보였으며, 연령이 증가함에 따라 이환율도 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 만성질환 이환건수는 영세지역에서는 남자의 경우 신경계 질환이 19.6%, 여자의 경우는 신경계 질환 18.3%, 근골격계 질환이 18.3%로 가장 많았고, 대조지역에서는 남자의 경우 심혈관계 질환이 23.1%, 여자의 겨우 위장관계질환이 27.3%로 가장 많았다. 조사 시점전 1년간 만성질환의 평균 이환기간은 영세지역 9.8개월, 대조지역 10.4개월로 대조지역이 약간 더 길었으며, 평균 활동 제한 기간도 영세지역 1.9개월보다 대조지역 2.1개월로 다소 길었다. 만성질환 이환자의 의료기관 1차 이용에 있어서 영세지역은 약국 이용이 24.2%, 대조지역은 병원외래 이용이 34.7%로 가장 많았으며, 2차, 3차 이용에 있어 영세지역에서는 각 의료기관을 고루 이용하였고, 대조지역에서는 병원 이용이 두드러지게 많았으며, 미치료율은 영세지역과 대조지역이 각각 34.7%, 16.0%로 영세지역이 월등히 높았다. 만성질환자의 지역별 의료이용행태에서 1차 이용에 있어서는 동네내 이용이 영세지역 38.3%, 대조지역 45.3%로 두 지역 모두에서 가장 많았다. 만성질환 이환자의 지역별 의료기관 1차 이용시 병원, 의원, 보건소 및 약국을 이용하는 주된 이유는 '가까운 거리'였으며, 한의원을 이용하는 이유는 '좋은 치료결과'와 치료의 명성'이었다. 이상의 결과로 영세지역의 사회경제적수준이 상병과 의료이용행태에 영향을 미친 것으로 생각된다. 따라서 영세지역 주민을 위한 보다 적극적인 보건의료 서비스의 개발과 합리적이고 적절한 의료이용을 위한 지도 및 계몽과 아울러 사회경제적인 요소들의 개선을 위한 노력을 병행해야 만이 효과적인 보건의료 사업이 될 것으로 생각된다.
The interplay between hedonic and utilitarian attributes has assumed special significance in recent years; it has been proposed that consumption offerings should be viewed as experiences that stimulate both cognitions and feelings rather than as mere products or services. This research builds on previous work on hedonic versus utilitarian benefits, regulatory focus theory, customer satisfaction to address two question: (1) Is the shopping goal at the point of purchase different from the shopping value? and (2) Is the customer loyalty after the use different from the shopping value and shopping goal? We surveyed 345 peoples those who have bought the electronic-goods within 6 months. This research dealt with the shopping value which is consisted of 2 types, hedonic and utilitarian. Those who pursue the hedonic shopping value may prefer the pleasure of purchasing experience to the product itself. They tend to prefer atmosphere, arousal of the shopping experience. Consistent with previous research, we use the term "hedonic" to refer to their aesthetic, experiential and enjoyment-related value. On the contrary, Those who pursue the utilitarian shopping value may prefer the reasonable buying. It may be more functional. Consistent with previous research, we use the term "utilitarian" to refer to the functional, instrumental, and practical value of consumption offerings. Holbrook(1999) notes that consumer value is an experience that results from the consumption of such benefits. In the context of cell phones for example, the phone's battery life and sound volume are utilitarian benefits, whereas aesthetic appeal from its shape and color are hedonic benefits. Likewise, in the case of a car, fuel economics and safety are utilitarian benefits whereas the sunroof and the luxurious interior are hedonic benefits. The shopping goals are consisted of the promotion focus goal and the prevention focus goal, based on the self-regulatory focus theory. The promotion focus is characterized into focusing ideal self because they are oriented to wishes and vision. The promotion focused individuals are tend to be more risk taking. They are more sensitive to hope and achievement. On the contrary, the prevention focused individuals are characterized into focusing the responsibilities because they are oriented to safety. The prevention focused individuals are tend to be more risk avoiding. We wanted to test the relation among the shopping value, shopping goal and customer loyalty. Customers show the positive or negative feelings comparing with the expectation level which customers have at the point of the purchase. If the result were bigger than the expectation, customers may feel positive feeling such as delight or satisfaction and they would want to share their feelings with other people. And they want to buy those products again in the future time. There is converging evidence that the types of goals consumers expect to be fulfilled by the utilitarian dimension of a product are different from those they seek from the hedonic dimension (Chernev 2004). Specifically, whereas consumers expect the fulfillment of product prevention goals on the utilitarian dimension, they expect the fulfillment of promotion goals on the hedonic dimension (Chernev 2004; Chitturi, Raghunathan, and Majahan 2007; Higgins 1997, 2001) According to the regulatory focus theory, prevention goals are those that ought to be met. Fulfillment of prevention goals in the context of product consumption eliminates or significantly reduces the probability of a painful experience, thus making consumers experience emotions that result from fulfillment of prevention goals such as confidence and securities. On the contrary, fulfillment of promotion goals are those that a person aspires to meet, such as "looking cool" or "being sophisticated." Fulfillment of promotion goals in the context of product consumption significantly increases the probability of a pleasurable experience, thus enabling consumers to experience emotions that result from the fulfillment of promotion goals. The proposed conceptual framework captures that the relationships among hedonic versus utilitarian shopping values and promotion versus prevention shopping goals respectively. An analysis of the consequence of the fulfillment and frustration of utilitarian and hedonic value is theoretically worthwhile. It is also substantively relevant because it helps predict post-consumption behavior such as the promotion versus prevention shopping goals orientation. Because our primary goal is to understand how the post consumption feelings influence the variable customer loyalty: word of mouth (Jacoby and Chestnut 1978). This research result is that the utilitarian shopping value gives the positive influence to both of the promotion and prevention goal. However the influence to the prevention goal is stronger. On the contrary, hedonic shopping value gives influence to the promotion focus goal only. Additionally, both of the promotion and prevention goal show the positive relation with customer loyalty. However, the positive relation with promotion goal and customer loyalty is much stronger. The promotion focus goal gives the influence to the customer loyalty. On the contrary, the prevention focus goal relates at the low level of relation with customer loyalty than that of the promotion goal. It could be explained that it is apt to get framed the compliment of people into 'gain-non gain' situation. As the result, for those who have the promotion focus are motivated to deliver their own feeling to other people eagerly. Conversely the prevention focused individual are more sensitive to the 'loss-non loss' situation. The research result is consistent with pre-existent researches. There is a conceptual parallel between necessities-needs-utilitarian benefits and luxuries-wants-hedonic benefits (Chernev 2004; Chitturi, Raghunathan and Majaha 2007; Higginns 1997; Kivetz and Simonson 2002b). In addition, Maslow's hierarchy of needs and the precedence principle contends luxuries-wants-hedonic benefits higher than necessities-needs-utilitarian benefits. Chitturi, Raghunathan and Majaha (2007) show that consumers are focused more on the utilitarian benefits than on the hedonic benefits of a product until their minimum expectation of fulfilling prevention goals are met. Furthermore, a utilitarian benefit is a promise of a certain level of functionality by the manufacturer or the retailer. When the promise is not fulfilled, customers blame the retailer and/or the manufacturer. When negative feelings are attributable to an entity, customers feel angry. However in the case of hedonic benefit, the customer, not the manufacturer, determines at the time of purchase whether the product is stylish and attractive. Under such circumstances, customers are more likely to blame themselves than the manufacturer if their friends do not find the product stylish and attractive. Therefore, not meeting minimum utilitarian expectations of functionality generates a much more intense negative feelings, such as anger than a less intense feeling such as disappointment or dissatisfactions. The additional multi group analysis of this research shows the same result. Those who are unsatisfactory customers who have the prevention focused goal shows higher relation with WOM, comparing with satisfactory customers. The research findings in this article could have significant implication for the personal selling fields to increase the effectiveness and the efficiency of the sales such that they can develop the sales presentation strategy for the customers. For those who are the hedonic customers may be apt to show more interest to the promotion goal. Therefore it may work to strengthen the design, style or new technology of the products to the hedonic customers. On the contrary for the utilitarian customers, it may work to strengthen the price competitiveness. On the basis of the result from our studies, we demonstrated a correspondence among hedonic versus utilitarian and promotion versus prevention goal, WOM. Similarly, we also found evidence of the moderator effects of satisfaction after use, between the prevention goal and WOM. Even though the prevention goal has the low level of relation to WOM, those who are not satisfied show higher relation to WOM. The relation between the prevention goal and WOM is significantly different according to the satisfaction versus unsatisfaction. In addition, improving the promotion emotions of cheerfulness and excitement and the prevention emotion of confidence and security will further improve customer loyalty. A related potential further research could be to examine whether hedonic versus utilitarian, promotion versus prevention goals improve customer loyalty for services as well. Under the budget and time constraints, designers and managers are often compelling to choose among various attributes. If there is no budget or time constraints, perhaps the best solution is to maximize both hedonic and utilitarian dimension of benefits. However, they have to make trad-off process between various attributes. For the designers and managers have to keep in mind that without hedonic benefit satisfaction of the product it may hard to lead the customers to the customer loyalty.