Korea Journal of Hospital Management (한국병원경영학회지)

Korean Society of Hospital Management (한국병원경영학회)
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Factors Related to the Outpatient Visits for Blood Pressure Management in Patients diagnosed with Hypertension

고혈압 진단자의 혈압 관리를 위한 외래 방문 영향요인

  • Cho, Hyung-Kyung (Department of Health Administration, Yonsei University Graduate School) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-Ji (Department of Health Administration, Yonsei University Graduate School) ;
  • Seol, Jin-Ju (Department of Health Administration, Yonsei University Graduate School) ;
  • Lee, Kwang-Soo (Department of Health Administration, Yonsei University Graduate School)
  • 조형경 (연세대학교 일반대학원 보건행정학과) ;
  • 이현지 (연세대학교 일반대학원 보건행정학과) ;
  • 설진주 (연세대학교 일반대학원 보건행정학과) ;
  • 이광수 (연세대학교 일반대학원 보건행정학과)
  • Received : 2021.06.01
  • Accepted : 2021.06.15
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

Background: Regular doctor visits are vital for hypertension patients, especially for who have never received hypertension medication or non-pharmacologic therapy. This study purposed to study factors affecting outpatient visits for patients diagnosed with hypertension. Methods: This study included 59,009 respondents with hypertension over 30 from 2019 Community Health Survey data. Outpatient visits were defined by having hypertension treatments such as medication or non-pharmacologic therapy. Logistic regression was used to examine the factors affecting outpatient visits using SAS ver. 9.3. Results: 57,081(96.73%) patients with hypertension were identified as those having a outpatient visit for hypertension treatments, whereas 1,928(3.27%) patients did not have visits. Patient's characteristics such as gender, age, periods of hypertension, education level, perception of the blood pressure, hypertension management education, place of living, body mass index, depression and diabetes were found to have statistically significant relationship with the outpatient visits. Practical Implications: There is a need to select patients with high blood pressure who are unlikely to visit for hypertension treatments based on the study results. For those, establishing a personalized management plan such as health education and counseling programs will be helpful for the successful implementation of national chronic disease management program.

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