한국병원경영학회지 (Korea Journal of Hospital Management)
- 제6권1호
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- Pages.107-119
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- 2001
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- 1226-6299(pISSN)
종합병원 장기입원환자들의 재원사유
Long-tenn Patients' Reasons for Stay in Some General Hospitals
- 박희옥 (연세대학교 보건대학원) ;
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박종연
(연세대학교 보건대학원) ;
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강혜영
(연세대학교 대학원 보건학과) ;
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조우현
(연세의대 예방의학교실) ;
- 정혜영 (연세대학교 보건대학원)
- Park, Hee-Ok (Graduate School of Health Science and Management, Yonsei University) ;
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Park, Chong-Yon
(Graduate School of Health Science and Management, Yonsei University) ;
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Kang, Hye-Young
(Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Yonsei University) ;
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Cho, Woo-Hyun
(Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
- Chung, Hye-Young (Graduate School of Health Science and Management, Yonsei University)
- 발행 : 2001.03.30
초록
There has been pointed out that a great portion of hospitalized patients stay in hospitals longer than necessary, often even after the completion of necessary care. This causes that hospital resources are not used efficiently. In order to identify underlying forces in postponing inpatients' discharge, this study aimed to investigate reasons for long-term stay of patients admitted in general hospitals. A total of 135 patients, who were staying at 7 general hospitals in Inchon and Kyonggi-Do for more than 60 days, were surveyed with a self-administered questionnaire between April 3 and April 10, 2000. Medical reasons including incompleteness of necessary care, difficulty in receiving outpatient-based care, and being under physical therapy were the most significant factors associated with long-term stay, followed by the lack of familial resources to take care of patients after discharge. Financial problems such as inability to pay for hospital bills were not significant factors influencing long-term stay. Regression analyses were conducted for medical reasons, familial resources, and financial problems, respectively. It was shown that receiving physical therapy and the number of admission in the past were significant predictors for medical reasons. The lack of familial resources as a reason for long-term stay had a positive relationship with the degree of need for aid in daily living. It may be recommended for the hospitals to cope with administrative problems due to the patients' long-term stay, considering the reasons of it, and their characteristics. And also, institutional efforts like vitalizing the home care service systems by hospitals as the continuing care after discharge should be needed.