Korea Journal of Hospital Management (한국병원경영학회지)

Korean Society of Hospital Management (한국병원경영학회)
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Effects of using Postpartum Care Services on the Health-Related Quality of Life in Women after birth

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  • Jeong, Jae Yeon (Department of Health Administration, Yonsei University Graduate School) ;
  • Cha, Sun Jung (Department of Health Administration, Yonsei University Graduate School) ;
  • Gu, Yeo Jeong (Department of Health Administration, Yonsei University Graduate School) ;
  • Yoo, Ki Bong (Department of Health Administration, Yonsei University College of Health Sciences)
  • 정재연 (연세대학교 대학원 보건행정학과) ;
  • 차선정 (연세대학교 대학원 보건행정학과) ;
  • 구여정 (연세대학교 대학원 보건행정학과) ;
  • 유기봉 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 보건행정학과)
  • Received : 2020.06.23
  • Accepted : 2020.10.19
  • Published : 2020.12.30
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Abstract

Purposes: This study purposed to identify influence of postpartum care services on health-related quality of life in women after birth. Methodology: Korea Health Panel Survey 2009-2015 provided by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs and National Health Insurance Service was used for the analysis. The health-related quality of life evaluate as a EuroQoL-5D(EQ-5D-3L, used the weight of the CDC) was used as dependent variables. Postpartum care services was used as independent variable. Demographic factors(education, economic activity, region, house income), health related variable(presence of chronic disease, self-rated health), birth related variable(birth-related problem, childbirth, pregnancy of advanced maternal age) used as covariates. Regression analysis was used. Findings: The rate of use of postpartum care services is increasing year by year. Postpartum care services and self-rated health positively influence on the health-related quality of life in women after birth and chronic disease and birth-related problem negatively influence on. Practical Implications: Therefore, it is necessary that the government's policy of the postpartum care service be expanded and systematized to increase accessibility on. There are rare studies on the health-related quality of life of women after childbirth, adjusted for birth-related variables. So this study has significance.

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