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고혈압 환자의 의료이용 추이분석

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Affiliated Author(s)
윤경일
Alternative Author(s)
Yoon, Kyung Il
Journal Title
한국보건정보통계학회지
ISSN
2287-3708
Issued Date
2013
Keyword
HypertensionMedical utilizationPatient behaviorPatient survey data set
Abstract
Objectives: Hypertension, a representative chronic disease, would be one of the most important health
policy issues because it aggravates the quality of life and incurs a great amount of medical expenditure.
The main objective of this study is to produce index that identify the pattern of medical utilization of
hypertension patients so that government and medical providers may establish appropriate hypertension
management strategy.
Methods: This study performs trend analysis and logistic regression analysis on the patient survey data
produced by Korea Institute for Health and Social Affair.
Results: The results show that the average annual increase rate of outpatients and inpatients from 1990 to
2010 was 9.1% and 0.6% respectively. The most frequently used medical facility type was primary care
institutions in case of outpatients and secondary care hospitals in case of inpatients. The comparison on
the differences in medical resource utilization behavior between hypertension patients and other disease
patients was performed in terms of gender, facility type, and age group etc.
Conclusions: The rate of increase in hypertension patients has declined, however, the increasing trend
continues. The type of institution used was converged on the primary care facilities. The utilization rate
showed a large variation among the geographical regions. Base on the results several political implications
were discussed.
Alternative Title
Medical Utilization of Hypertension Patients
Department
Dept. of Medical Information (의료정보학)
Publisher
School of Medicine
Citation
윤경일. (2013). 고혈압 환자의 의료이용 추이분석. 한국보건정보통계학회지, 38(1), 40–53.
Type
Article
ISSN
2287-3708
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/36360
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