• 대한간호학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.480-489
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors which influence health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Korean Medicaid beneficiaries. The relationships among sociodemographic factors, health status, health behavior, and HRQoL were analyzed. Methods: Data from the 2007 survey on Health Services Use and Health Status of Medicaid Beneficiaries conducted by the Ministry for Health Welfare and Family Affairs were examined. To analyze the sample survey data, descriptive statistics, correlation and hierarchical multiple survey regression analysis with SAS 9.1.3 package were used with SURVEYMEANS and SURVEYREG procedures, which incorporate the sample design into the analyses in order to make statistically valid inference for the whole Medicaid population. Results: The HRQoL correlated with limitations in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) (r=-.509, p<.001), stress (r=-.387, p<.001), depression (r=-.385, p<.001), alcohol consumption (r=.216, p<.001), and exercise (r=.293, p<.001). Significant factors that affect HRQoL of Medicaid beneficiaries were gender, region, limitations in ADL, stress, depression, alcohol consumption, and regular exercise. These variables explained 44.6% of HRQoL (F= 215.00, p<.001). Conclusion: The results indicate that to improve the HRQoL of Medicaid beneficiaries it is important to develop nursing intervention programs that focus on psychological health and health behavior and to give consideration to differences in gender and region.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.289-302
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of case management in elderly medicaid beneficiaries according to geographic location. Methods: Data were collected from 23,633 elderly medicaid beneficiaries assigned from over users of medicaid. We used the need assessment tool developed by the government, which consists of 19 items with four subscales. Results: Among elderly medicaid beneficiaries, statistically significant differences in effectiveness of case management were observed for quality of life, self-care competency, medical care utility, and support system. Differences in case management effectiveness were higher in urban areas than in metropolitan or rural areas. Conclusion: The differentiated and tailored intervention model based on characteristics of participants, resource distribution, and geographic location may be needed for effective case management for elderly medicaid beneficiaries.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.438-445
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• 2012

Purpose: Medical Aid Beneficiaries were surveyed to identify differences in health behaviors, adherence to drug regimen, and quality of life between those people in the Designated Doctor System and those who are not. Methods: A total of 1,327 study subjects were separated into three groups: those in the Designated Doctor System for 2 years, those in for 1 year, and those not in the system. Results: After the introduction of the Designated Doctor System, 55.8% and 67.9%, respectively, of the subjects in the Designated Doctor System complained of inconvenience in relation to hospital use and the patient referral process. Also, the rate of emergency room use or hospitalization guided by the Designated Doctor System was only 8.7% and 6.5%, respectively. There were no significant differences in health behaviors and adherence to drug regimens between those in the Designated Doctor System and those who are not. Conclusion: This study was carried out early in the introduction of the system. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor the positive and negative effects of the Designated Doctor System for a full reflection of its impact.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.87-102
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• 2010

The objective of this study were to examine the impact of medicaid coverage expansion policy aimed at improving access to primary care. The case-control study was conducted to compare preventable hospitalization(PH) rate in new medicaid recipients versus national health insurance(NHI) enrollees form 1996 to 2001. Rates of preventable hospitalization associated with ambulatory care sensitive conditions(ACSC) were calculated and standardized by age and sex. Multinomial logit regression model was used to control the confounding factors such as age, gender and charlson comorbidity index Annual PH rates in the new medicaid increased 1.64 times after medicaid expansion, with controling confounding factors. Meanwhile, annual PH rate in the NHI increased 1.68 times during the same period, with adjusting confounding factors. Current findings suggest that the new medicaid PH rate was less likely to rise than NHI PH rate after implementing medicaid expansion. This study is expected to provide policy-relevant evidence of medicaid expansion to include population with low income.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2010

Objectives: In Korea, the top 10% of Medical Aid recipients represent nearly 60% of total payment, with the costs for those disabled for over 365 days representing approximately 30% of total payment. The purpose of this study was to compare Medical Aid use of the disabled with non-disabled recipients, and to identify contributing factors to the total payment in the top 2% of recipients identified as Medical Aid overusers. Methods: Subjects (n=2,211) selected were ${\geq}18$-years-of-age and received >1000 days of co-payment-free type I Medical Aid. Case managers (n=200) conducted interviews in December 2006, and collected data from Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service. Amounts over the 9 months from January September 2006 were analyzed descriptively and using Chi-square, ANCOVA, and robust multiple linear regression. Results: Disabled individuals (mean age 61.3 years) composed 36.6% of subjects; 44.8% of the disabled were male. On a monthly basis per capita, the disabled group averaged 10.5 outpatient days, total payment of 523,000 Korean Won(￦), inpatient payment of ￦359,000, and outpatient payment of ￦183,000. All values exceeded the monthly average for non-disabled individuals. Contributing factors were identified as male gender (￦82,000), elementary school or lower educational level (￦64,000), residence in a small city (￦82,000), lack of family support (￦61,000), kidney disability (￦673,000), intellectual disability (￦151,000), and multiple disabilities (￦119,000). Conclusions: The identification of contributing factors to Medical Aid use by those defined as disabled supports the adoption of comprehensive alternative policies such as strengthening of education and consultation services, provision of alternative facilities, and promotion of self-care.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.256-266
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• 2009

본 연구는 65세 이상 빈곤층 여성 노인의 우울에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하기 위하여 방문건강 관리사업 대상자 중 노인 교육프로그램 대상에게 수집된 기초자료를 분석한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상자는 방문건강관리사업 대상자로, 2008년 4월 1일부터 5월 30일까지 기초생활수급권자, 차상위계층, 건강보험료부과하위 20%에 속하는 빈곤층 여성 노인 1,410명을 임의표출하여 조사하였다. 방문간호사가 대상자에게 자료 수집 및 방문건강관리서비스 제공에 대하여 설명하고, 대상자가 동의한 이후에 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 직접 면담을 통해 시행하였고 이 중 1,208명만이 최종분석에 포함되었다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS프로그램을 이용하여 서술적통계분석, Pearson correlation coefficients, $x^2$-test, 다변량 로지스틱 회귀분석을 통해 분석하였고, 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 연구대상자의 연령은 75~84세가 54.4%로 가장 많았고, 배우자가 없는 경우가 87.8%로 무 배우자 비율이 높고, 간접적 경제수준인 의료보장 유형에서 의료급여가 74.9%를 차지하였다. 교육수준은 무학이거나 초등학교 졸업이 92.4%로 조사되었다. 둘째, 주관적 건강상태가 ‘나쁨’이 72.7%, 보유 만성질환 수는 평균 2.81개, 인지기능이 13.51점 으로 나타났다. 셋째, 일반적 특성과 건강행태, 건강수준 변수들이 우울에 미치는 영향요인을 분석한 결과, 무배우자일수록(p<.05), 인지기능이 낮을수록(p<.01), 주관적 건강감이 낮을수록(p<.001) 우울한 것으로 나타났다. 연령, 교육수준, 건강행태, 일상생활수행능력, 도구적 일상생활수행능력, 보유 만성질환 수에서는 우울정도에 유의미한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 본 연구결과를 토대로 다음과 같이 제언하고자한다. 첫째, 사회적 지지 및 가족지지를 포함한 심리 사회적 요인이나, 영양, 질병특성을 고려하여 우울에 영향을 미치는 요인을 규명하는 심층연구가 필요하다. 둘째, 빈곤층 여성 노인을 대상으로 우울 감소를 위한 중재프로그램을 제공할 때 우선적으로 차별화된 맞춤식 중재가 요구되며 노인의 기초적인 생활보장문제와 인지기능과 주관적 건강상태를 고려한 지역사회 기반의 통합 프로그램의 개발 및 운영이 요구된다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.403-407
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• 2009

Objectives : The amount of medical utilization by Medical Aid recipients was 3.7 times that of patients with Korean Medical Insurance. This study aims to describe the surplus medicine and the medication-related utilization, and to determine factors contributing to surplus medicine. Methods : Among those who used copayment-free Class I Medical Aid in 2005, 146,880 subjects who were $\geq19$ year-old and received >365 days medical treatment per year were studied with their case managers by conducting face-to-face interviews. The analytic methods were description, chi-square, t-tests, ANCOVA and multiple logistic regressions. Results : Most subjects were female (68.6%), the elderly (62.5%), and the separated (61.6%), had an elementary graduation or less (74.8%), and had disabilities (33.2%). The percentage of subjects with surplus medicine was 18.5%. However, the percentage of females, the elderly, those with non-disabilities, the separated, the uneducated, those with a very poor perceived health status and those with an economical burden for medical treatment was 19.3%, 18.9%, 19.0%, 19.3%, 19.0%, 20.2% and 24.3%, respectively. For subjects with surplus medicine, averages for the number of used pharmacies, the pharmacy-visit days and the medication costs were 4.6 drugstores, 34.9 days and approximately 1,124 thousand Won(￦). These values were higher than those without surplus medicine (4.4 drugstores, 33.8 days, and ￦1,110 thousand, respectively). The odds ratios of the contributing factors to surplus medicine were female 1.11 (95% CI=1.07-1.14), the elderly 1.06 (95% CI=1.02-1.10), those with non-disabilities 1.08 (95% CI=1.05-1.12), the separated 1.14 (95% CI=1.10-1.18), the unmarried 1.12 (95% CI=1.07-1.18), the uneducated 1.03 (95% CI=1.01-1.08), those with a very poor perceived health status 1.04 (95% CI=1.01-1.08) and experiencing an economical burden for medical treatment 2.33 (95% CI=2.26-2.40). Conclusions : 18.5% of subjects had surplus medicine with a higher mean of medication cost. Therefore, health education and health promotion programs to prevent surplus medicine and to improve the appropriate usage of medication are necessary.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.141-150
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• 2014

본 연구는 제2형 당뇨병으로 진단받은 환자 중 의료급여수급권자를 대상으로 12주간 영양교육을 실시하여 저소득층 당뇨병환자들의 영양교육을 통한 식습관 및 혈당개선의 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 총 45명(남자 25명, 여자 20명)으로 구성되었으며 교육 후 여자에서 공복혈당 및 당화혈색소가 유의하게(P<0.05) 감소하였다. 혈중지질은 남자는 교육후 총콜레스테롤이 유의하게(P<0.05) 감소하였으나 LDL-콜레스테롤과 HDL-콜레스테롤, 중성지방에서는 유의한 변화가 없었다. 여자는 총콜레스테롤과 중성지방이 유의하게 (P<0.05) 감소하였으며 LDL-콜레스테롤과 HDL-콜레스테롤은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 식습관의 총 점수는 남녀 모두에서 교육 후 상승하는 경향을 보였으며, 항목별로는 남녀 모두에서 중정도의 식사 섭취와 식사 외의 간식을 먹지 않는다는 항목에서 유의적인 향상이 있었다. 영양지식의 경우도 남녀 모두에서 총 지식점수의 상승경향을 보였고, 아침결식 후 점심과 식사섭취, 떡과 감자류 등의 탄수화물 조성, 술의 영양가에 대한 항목에서 유의적인 지식 향상이 있었다. 영양소섭취 상태에 있어서 교육 후 탄수화물이 여자에서 유의하게 감소하였으며, 단백질은 두 군 모두 유의하게 상승하였고 지방은 여자에서 유의하게 상승하였다. 비타민은 여자에서 비타민 A, B1이 유의하게 상승하였으며, 무기질은 남자가 교육 후 칼슘, 인, 철분, 나트륨, 칼륨, 아연에서, 여자는 칼슘, 인, 나트륨에서 유의한 변화가 있었다. 에너지 구성 영양소의 비율은 남자는 교육 전 탄수화물 : 단백질 : 지방 : 알코올이 62.4%:12.7%:14.6%:10.1%에서 교육 후 65.1%:14.5%:15.0%:5.6%로 변화되었고, 여자는 탄수화물 : 단백질 : 지방의 비율이 교육 전 70.5%:14.8%:14.6%에서 교육 후 66.4%:16.3%:17.6%로 변화되었다. 본 연구는 저소득층 제2형 당뇨병환자를 대상으로 저소득층 당뇨병환자의 특성을 파악하고, 이들의 식습관 문제점을 도출하여 그것을 토대로 적절한 영양교육을 실시한 결과 혈당, 식습관, 영양지식 및 영양소섭취상태의 개선에 효과가 있었다. 저소득층 당뇨병 환자에게는 경제적으로나 현실적으로 어려움이 많기 때문에 구체적인 대안이 필요하며, 실천 가능한 영양교육이 지속적으로 필요할 것으로 사료된다.