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Utilization Behavior of Medical Services According to Socioeconomic Characteristics and Prevalence

사회경제적 특성 및 유병에 따른 의료서비스 이용 행태

  • Lee, Ko-Eun (Health Care Management, Graduate school of Catholic University of Pusan) ;
  • Im, Bok-Hee (Health Care Management, Catholic University of Pusan)
  • 이고은 (부산가톨릭대학교 일반대학원 병원경영학과) ;
  • 임복희 (부산가톨릭대학교 병원경영학과)
  • Received : 2018.04.18
  • Accepted : 2018.07.06
  • Published : 2018.07.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the utilization behavior of medical services according to the characteristics of socioeconomic status (SES) and prevalence by using the 6th National Health and Nutrition Survey data for adults over 25 years old. Frequency and technical statistical analysis, ANOVA, ${\chi}^2$-test, and regression analysis were performed using SPSS 23.0. The results were as follows: more female than male, 65 years old and over, high school graduate, and unemployed and income quintiles were similar. The SES score considering education level, function, and income quintiles was the highest at 7-8, and most of the respondents felt moderate about their subjective health condition. The mean number of prevalence was $1.07{\pm}1.497$, the mean utilization of outpatient services was $0.50{\pm}0.045$, and the mean number of inpatient services use was $0.12{\pm}0.454$. Depending on general characteristics, there was a significant difference between subjects with prevalence and subjective health conditions. Higher age was associated with lower education, skill level, income, and SES score, and average prevalence was associated with poor subjective health conditions. More serious prevalence was associated with greater utilization of inpatient services. More chronic prevalence was associated with utilization of outpatient services. In other words, higher SES score was associated with lower overall use of medical services. Lower SES score was associated with higher use of medical services. In conclusion, we must develop appropriate health education programs that can prevent diseases in groups with low socioeconomic characteristics. There is the need to construct and implement a community-based appropriate health service system so that proper medical services can be used.

본 연구는 제6기 국민건강영양조사 자료를 이용하여 만 25세 이상 성인을 대상으로 사회경제적 특성 및 유병상태에 따른 의료서비스 이용행태를 파악하기 위한 연구이다. SPSS 23.0을 이용하여 빈도분석 및 기술적 통계분석, 일원배치분산분석, ${\chi}^2$-test, 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과는 남자보다 여자가, 65세 이상, 고졸이상, 무직이 많았고 소득분위는 모두 비슷한 수준으로 나타났다. 교육수준, 직능, 소득분위를 함께 고려한 사회경제적 상태(socioeconomic status; SES)에 대한 점수는 7-8점이 가장 많았고, 대부분 응답자의 주관적 건강상태는 보통으로 느끼고 있었다. 평균유병개수는 $1.07{\pm}1.497$개이며 외래서비스 평균이용횟수는 $0.50{\pm}.0745$회이며, 입원서비스 평균이용횟수는 $0.12{\pm}0.454$회로 외래서비스 이용횟수 보다 낮았다. 일반적 특성에 따른 유병 및 주관적 건강상태는 유의한 차이가 있었고, 연령이 높을수록, 교육수준과 직능, 소득분위 및 SES점수가 낮을수록 평균 유병개수는 많았으며 주관적 건강상태는 나쁘게 인식하였다. 현재 앓고 있는 질환에서 입원서비스는 중증일수록, 외래서비스는 만성일수록 많이 이용하는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, SES점수가 높을수록 전반적인 의료서비스의 이용이 낮았고, SES점수가 낮을수록 의료서비스의 이용은 높게 나타났다. 이와 같은 결과를 토대로 사회경제적 특성이 낮은 집단에게 질환을 예방할 수 있는 적절한 보건교육 프로그램을 개발하여 이들이 질환에 노출되었을 때 적정한 의료서비스를 이용할 수 있도록 지역사회기반의 적절한 보건서비스 체계의 구축 및 시행의 필요성을 시사 할 수 있겠다.

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