• 농촌계획
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2019

This study is to identify the heat vulnerability area as represented by heat risk factors which could be attributable to heat-related deaths. The heat risk factors were temperature, Older Adults(OA), Economic Disadvantage(ED), Accessibility of Medical Services(AMS), The population Single Person Households(SPH). The factors are follow as; the temperature means to the number of days for decades average daily maximum temperature above $31^{\circ}C$, the Older Adults means to population ages 65 and above, furthermore, the Economic Disadvantage means to the population of Basic Livelihood Security Recipients(BLSR), the Accessibility of Medical Services(AMS) means to 5 minutes away from emergency medical services. The results of the analysis are showed that the top-level of temperature vulnerability areas is Dong, the top-level of vulnerability OA areas is Eup, the top-level of AMS vulnerability is Eup. Moreover, the top-level of vulnerability ED area appears in the Eup and Dong. The result of analysing relative importance to each element, most of the Eup were vulnerable to heat. Since, there are many vulnerable groups such as Economic Disadvantage, Older Adults in the Eup. We can be figured out estimated the number of heat-related deaths was high in the Eup and Dong by the data of emergency activation in the Chungcheongnam-do Fire Department. Therefore, the result of this study could be reasonable.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.80-88
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• 2013

Objectives: With the increase in the number of people who are marginalized in receiving medical services, the role of Seoul National University Hospital as a public hospital is being emphasized. However, many patients are either experiencing delays in receiving medical services or simply being left out as a result of the inaccessibility to the department of social work on part of both the patients and the medical staff. Methods: In order to increase consultation from other departments and the accessibility to the department of social work for the socially marginalized group through early consultation from other departments, the following steps were taken. First, an orientation program for novice medical residents led by clinical social worker was introduced/implemented. Second, posters and brochures on various financial aids programs were produced and distributed. Third, a system of early screening was built/constructed, and once a week rounds and early screening meeting were executed/carried out. Result: The department of social work's rate of consultation from other departments increased by 4.4% compared to last year, while it showed 61% increase for those wards that had an early screening meeting. In addition, the average time of consultation from other departments was reduced by 3.1 days, securing sufficient amount of time for clinical social work services, both in terms of quality and quantity. Conclusion: It is believed that the various promotional activities, along with the strengthening of accessibility to clinical social work services and early consultation on part of social disadvantaged/marginalized group, would undoubtedly help provide quality services to patients and increase their level of satisfaction. In this way, the wards can effectively reduce the number of unnecessary hospital stay days while the hospital can prevent the accumulation of outstanding bills/fees as well as contribute to the publicness of hospitals. The promotion of clinical social work programs in various ways are crucial to ensuring the satisfaction of patients and hospital staff.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.399-408
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• 2020

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the regional characteristics on the accessibility of emergency care and the impact of emergency medical accessibility on the patients' prognosis and the emergency medical expenditure. Methods: This study used the 13th beta version 1.6 annual data of Korea Health Panel and the statistics from the Korean Statistical Information Service. The sample included 8,119 patients who visited the emergency centers between year 2013 and 2017. The arrival time, which indicated medical access, was used as dependent variable for multi-level analysis. For ordinal logistic regression and multiple regression, the arrival time was used as independent variable while patients' prognosis and emergency medical expenditure were used as dependent variables. Results: The results for the multi-level analysis in both the individual and regional variables showed that as the number of emergency medical institutions per 100 km² area increased, the time required to reach emergency centers significantly decreased. Ordinal logistic regression and multiple regression results showed that as the arrival time increased, the patients' prognosis significantly worsened and the emergency medical expenses significantly increased. Conclusion: In conclusion, the access to emergency care was affected by regional characteristics and affected patient outcomes and emergency medical expenditure.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.197-206
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• 2021

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting unmet healthcare needs due to physical accessibility by residential area by utilizing the Korea Community Health Survey (KCHS). Methods: Andersen's medical service behavioral model was applied to analyze the enabling factors, predisposing factors, and needs factors of unmet healthcare needs focusing on residential areas. This study used data from the KCHS (2017-2019, n=440,792). We used multivariate survey logistic regression analysis in order to identify affecting factors. Sub-group analysis was conducted in order to evaluate the effects of residential areas. Results: Some participants (2,621, 0.59%) had experienced unmet healthcare needs due to physical accessibility and 2,047 subjects (78.1%) of them lived in rural areas. Multivariate survey logistic regressions revealed that experience of unmet healthcare needs due to physical accessibility increased when people lived in rural areas (odds ratio [OR], 3.95; 95% confidence interval, 3.46-4.51). Conclusion: This study showed that despite the development of transportation and efforts to alleviate medical inequality, residents in rural areas may still have higher experience of unmet healthcare needs due to physical accessibility compared to the metropolitan city regardless of any other sub-group differences (OR range, 1.90-6.31). This study suggested that government and policymakers should identify the causes of the experience of unmet healthcare needs due to physical accessibility and should develop policies to alleviate those healthcare disparities.

• 농촌계획
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2016

Land price can be affected by convenience or psychological repulsion like PIMFY (Please In My Front Yard) or NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) for various facilities. Services related to public establishment, welfare, medical attention, and amenities in rural areas are comparatively poorer than those in urban areas. The purpose of this study is to estimate the implications of the accessibility to community facilities in rural areas for land prices using a hedonic price model. The accessibility to facilities is estimated by real road distances and the land prices are applied for four types of land usages: field, rice paddy, building lots, and village halls. Community facilities are classified from public and community services view: education, safety, culture, transport, environment, health care, and finance. The results show that the accessibility to health care and transport can positively affect land prices and the accessibility to environment (waste facilities and junkyard) and unpleasant services (funeral hall and charnel house) can negatively affect land prices. Especially, the accessibility to hospital is the most positive influential factor for all types of land usages.

• 대한공간정보학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.107-112
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• 2014

경제가 발전함에 따라 의료서비스의 수요도 높아지면서 한방의료 이용도 해마다 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 특히 65세 이상 노인일수록 양방보다는 한방을 선호하는 추세이며, 고령화 사회에 접어든 우리나라의 경우 한방 의료서비스의 중요성이 더욱 높아지고 있다. 이런 측면에서 지방중소도시 중 진주시를 대상으로 한의원의 밀도분석과 접근성을 분석함으로서 의료서비스의 질을 평가하였다. 그 결과 진주시 전체 의료시설 중 한의원은 27%를 차지하고 있고 주로 중심상업지역에 밀집되어 있어서 동별 한의원서비스 질에 불균형이 존재하였다. 특히 65세 이상 노인 인구의 한의원 접근성분석에서 진주시 전체 동 중 50%이상이 의료사각지역이 발생되어 매우 취약한 상태를 보여주었다. 따라서 고령화가 급속도로 진행되는 우리나라의 인구특성을 고려해 볼 때 지방 중소도시의 한방 의료 서비스 지원에 대한 체계적인 개선대책이 마련되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.19-38
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between emergency medical service accessibility in different regions and the sudden death rate in elderly patients with ischemic heart disease using data analysis techniques and suggest improvements in regional emergency medical services. Methods: The study collected data from the NEDIS database and Statistics Korea. Data on a total of 75,867 patients aged ≥65 years were reviewed among patients with ischemic heart disease who visited emergency medical institutions in 2018. Frequency analysis, chi-square test, multiple logistic regression analysis, and simple logistic regression analysis were performed using SPSS PC Window 25.0. Results: With an emergency medical resource per 100km², there was a concomitant reduction in the risk of death. There was a decrease in the death rate by 0.967, 0.970, 0.997, and 0.391 times with the increase in the presence of a fire department, an ambulance, a paramedic, and a regional medical center, respectively. Furthermore, a decrement in the death rate was witnessed 0.844, 0.825, and 0.975 times with the initiation of a local emergency medical center, a local emergency medical institution, and an angiography device, respectively(p <.001). Conclusion: To improve the accessibility of emergency medical services, the population and geometric area of the region should be considered essential factors when deploying emergency medical resources.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.289-297
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• 2014

본 연구는 선택병의원제도 이후 변수들을 이용하여 의료급여수급권자의 의료이용 만족에 대하여 살펴보면서 지속적으로 수급권자의 의료이용 만족 및 건강증진을 향상시킬 수 있는 기초자료를 제공하는 데 그 의의가 있다. 조사기간은 2013년 8월 16일부터 8월23일까지이며, 결론적으로 선택병의원제도 실시 후 의료급여 수급권자의 의료이용 만족을 향상 시킬 수 있도록 하기 위해서는 의료수급권자의 의료서비스의 효과 및 미 충족 의료 욕구에 대한 보다 충분하고 정밀한 파악하는 것이 무엇보다 중요하며, 적정한 의료이용 도모를 위해 효과적인 의료접근성 파악, 행정절차의 비효율성 극복, 적정진료 보장으로 인한 합리적인 의료전달체계 확립 및 건강관리의 향상을 위해 의료기관의 적극적인 협조 및 정부의 다양한 정책 대안이 필요하다.

• 대한공간정보학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2015

현재 우리나라의 의료전달체계는 1989년 이후 1,2,3차 진료체계로 구분하여 지역 간 진료과목별 균형유지와 더불어 의료자원의 낭비를 방지하고 있으나 의료시설의 대도시 집중에 따라 지역 간 의료서비스의 불균형이 발생되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 중소도시인 진주시를 대상으로 접근성과 편리성이 강조되는 1차 의료서비스 질을 공간적 분포 특성에 근거하여 평가하였다. 그 결과 1차 의료시설 모두 공간적 분포에 대한 응집지수가 0~0.25로서 강한 응집도를 나타냈다. 필수진료과목의 경우 외과와 산부인과의 응집도가 높았으며 기타 진료과목은 성형외과와 안과의 응집도가 가장 높게 나타났다. 이를 바탕으로 병원의 위치와 이용자층과의 상관성 분석을 수행한 결과, 필수진료과목의 경우 병원의 위치와 이용자층간의 상관관계는 약하게 나타났으며 기타 진료과목 중 한의원의 경우 응집도는 높았으나 이용자층이 많은 곳에 비교적 양호하게 분포되어 접근성이 가장 우수한 것으로 분석되었다. 하지만 한의원을 제외한 나머지 기타진료과목은 이용자층과 의료시설의 위치가 상이하여 접근성 측면에서 문제점이 발생되었다. 이러한 분석 결과를 토대로 1차 의료서비스를 이용하는 이용자층을 고려한 입지선정의 개선대책 마련이 필요하다고 판단된다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was to ascertain whether there are differences in health care utilization and expenditure for Type I Medical Aid Beneficiaries before and after applying Copayment. Methods: This study was one-group pretest posttest design study using secondary data analysis. Data for pretest group were collected from claims data of the Korea National Health Insurance Corporation and data for posttest group were collected through door to-door interviews using a structured questionnaire. A total of 1,364 subjects were sampled systematically from medical aid beneficiaries who had applied for copayment during the period from December 12, 2007 to September 25, 2008. Results: There was no negative effect of copayment on accessibility to medical services, medication adherence (p=.94), and quality of life (p=.25). Some of the subjects' health behaviors even increased preferably after applying for copayment including flu prevention (p<.001), health care examination (p=.035), and cancer screening (p=.002). However, significant suppressive effects of copayment were found on outpatient hospital visiting days (p<.001) and outpatient medical expenditure (p<.001). Conclusion: Copayment does not seem to be a great influencing factor on beneficiaries' accessibility to medical services and their health behavior even though it has suppressive effects on outpatients' use of health care.