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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.12.306

Factors Influencing the Unmet Healthcare Needs of Elderly with Chronic Diseases : Focusing on the 2017 Korean National Survey on Elderly  

Park, Ji-Kyeong (Department of Healthcare Management, Dongeui University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.12, 2019 , pp. 306-313 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study endeavors to provide basic data for healthcare policy development by identifying factors that influence the unmet healthcare needs of the elderly with chronic diseases. The study utilized data from the 2017 Korean National Survey on the Elderly, and analyzed 9,117 elders afflicted with more than 1 chronic disease. We determined that 851 (9.3%) elders experienced unmet healthcare needs from hospital & clinical treatment, and 1,469 (16.1%) elders experienced unmet dental treatment. 'Economic difficulty' was the most common reason expressed by 425 (49.9%) elders for unmet healthcare needs from hospital and clinical treatment, and by 1,066 (72.6%) elders for dental treatment. Furthermore, unmet healthcare needs in hospital and clinical treatment were affected by various factors, including spouse, education, self-rated health status and exercise, whereas unmet healthcare needs in dental treatment were affected by factors such as spouse, education, medical aids, self-rated health status, smoking, and exercise. Based on the research results achieved, we propose a necessity to establish healthcare policies that consider the influencing factors, and help resolve the unmet healthcare needs of the elderly with chronic diseases.
Keywords
Korean National Survey on Elderly; Chronic; Diseases; Unmet Healthcare Needs; Elderly;
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