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http://dx.doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2013.23.1.090

The Long-term Care Utilization of the Elderly with Dementia, Stroke, and Multimorbidity in Korea  

Jeon, Boyoung (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
Kwon, Soonman (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
Kim, Hongsoo (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
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Health Policy and Management / v.23, no.1, 2013 , pp. 90-100 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: This study examined the relationships of dementia, stroke, and combined multimorbidity with long-term care utilizations among older people in South Korea. Methods: A nationally representative sample of 10,130 older adults who used long-term care services in 2010 were analyzed. We used the 5% sample of aged 65 years or older linked with National Health Insurance Corporation registry data of long-term care insurance system. The sample was categorized into three groups: dementia only (47.6%), stroke only (36.3%), and both dementia and stroke (16.1%). We estimated the use of institutional care, home care, and total expenditure of long-term care services, adjusting for the severity of each function (such as daily life, behavior or cognitive change, nursing care needs, and rehabilitation care needs) and sociodemographic characteristics. Results: Having dementia symptoms was positively associated with the use of institutional care services, on the other hand, having stroke symptoms was positively related with the use of home care. The total long-term care cost was higher in the group of having both dementia and stroke. Conclusion: Older persons with dementia symptoms and stroke symptoms have different patterns of long-term care utilization, and the multimorbidity increased the overall expenditure of long-term care utilization. These findings imply a need for differentiated management strategy targeting physically and cognitively impaired older persons, and special concerning for persons with multimorbidity conditions for long-term care insurance program in Korea.
Keywords
Long-term care; Aged; Dementia; Stroke; Multimorbidity;
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