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http://dx.doi.org/10.14479/jkoos.2016.21.3.159

Medical Accessibility Analysis by Optical Store and Ophthalmic Clinic Distribution (Centering on Special and Metropolitan Cities)  

Ye, Ki-Hun (Dept. of Optometry, Baekseok University)
Lee, Wan-Seok (Dept. of Optometry, Sungduk C. University)
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Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society / v.21, no.3, 2016 , pp. 159-171 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study investigated medical accessibility on optical stores and ophthalmic clinics of Seoul Special City and six other metropolitan cities. Methods: By using a number of households, population, optician stores, ophthalmic hospitals, and real estate (apartments) standard market price of Seoul Special City and six other metropolitan cities provided by the Commercial District Information System (2016.6) of Small Enterprise & Market Authority, we analyzed the level of healthcare accessibility and business area zones, Statistical analyses were performed with SPSS 18.0. Results: Inchon (household 2,227/population 5,723) had the highest household and population rate per optical store, and Gwangju (1,146/2,979) had the lowest. Gwangju (24,612/63,987) had the highest household and population rate per optical store, and Seoul (10,021/24,432) had the lowest. From the consumer and patient's point of view, lower household rate per optical store is a city with good accessibility to healthcare, but from an optical store and ophthalmic clinic's view, it will have great difficulty due to issues of competition. Conclusions: Consumers and patients should be the center of healthcare. A healthcare system that can provide smooth service anywhere anytime should be constructed. However, most metropolitan cities, including Seoul, have optical stores and ophthalmic clinics densely populated where profitability and liquidity are ensured and causing unbalanced distribution of healthcare. To solve such problems, we need proper distribution of optician stores according to the population proportion and industrial-educational research to find balance point of local healthcare.
Keywords
Medical accessibility; Commercial district information; Optician store; Ophthalmic clinic; Eye health welfare;
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