• 치위생과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.154-168
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• 2023

Background: Legal regulations and fees have been established in Korea to provide visiting oral health care services to individuals with long-term care insurance (LTCI). However, beneficiaries of this service are very limited. Therefore, to improve the Korean system we propose a comparative analysis with the Japanese system. Methods: This study is a descriptive analysis based on secondary data, such as statistics, laws, and service record forms from Korea and Japan. The most recent institutional documents were obtained through a Google search. The variables investigated were financial resources of LTCI, co-payment structure, monthly limit of LTCI benefits, care levels of LTCI, service providers, service costs, contents of service, and the number of cases of service. Results: In both Korea and Japan, LTCI is financed through a combination of taxes and insurance premiums. However, the monthly limit for receiving LTCI services in Japan is about 2.4 times higher than in Korea. Visiting medical and dental treatment is also possible in Japan. Furthermore, nursing staff can provide daily oral health care services according to dental hygienists' instruction unlike Korea. Oral health care services in Korea are focused on oral hygiene and prevention of oral diseases, while Japan additionally provides oral function screening, patient education for oral health management, and training for nursing staff to enhance oral function, eating, and swallowing of the patients. Conclusion: We concluded that the possibility of visiting dental treatment, differences in monthly limit of LTCI benefits, oral function assessment and guidance, as well as collaboration with other healthcare professionals contributed to the difference in the frequency of utilization of visiting oral health care services between Korea and Japan.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.165-184
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• 2005

1990년대 동안 일본사회를 뜨겁게 달구었던 공적개호보험이 2000년 4월 1일 마침내 시행되었다. 이 새로운 사회보험의 도입은 사회정책 연구자들에게 흥미로운 연구주제를 던져준다. 왜냐하면, 세계화의 진전에 따라 대부분의 선진 산업국가에서 복지부문의 축소 내지는 현상유지가 진행 중인 가운데 복지후진국인 일본에서는 복지확대정책이 시행된 것으로 보이기 때문이다. 이것은 세계화의 압력에 직면하여 모든 복지국가들의 축소가 목격될 것이라는 복지국가 연구자들의 일반적인 예상과 반대되는 것이다. 이 연구의 일차적인 목적은 공적개호보험의 도입이 복지국가 연구자들에게 던져준 수수께끼를 푸는데 있다. 이 연구의 가정은 공적개호보험이 사회보험의 외양을 갖고 있음에도 불구하고 기본적으로는 국가복지의 축소를 지향하며 장기간병서비스분야에서 국가의 책임감소와 개인의 책임증가를 가져온다고 하는 것이다. 이러한 가정이 경험적으로 입증된다면, 공적개호보험의 도입은 일본의 전통적인 축소지향 사회정책이나 현재 세계적으로 진행되고 있는 복지국가 위축의 추세를 충실히 따르는 것으로 해석될 수 있다. 이를 위해서 이 연구는 공적개호보험이 초래한 다양한 결과들에 대한 종단적인 비교분석을 시도한다. 이 연구의 주요 관심대상은 사회보험으로서의 공적개호보험의 소득재분배 효과, 공적개호보험의 도입으로 인해 촉발된 장기간병서비스 분야의 상업화 경향, 공적개호보험 도입에 따른 장기간병 관련 사회보장제도의 재정에 대한 주체별 부담 변화의 추이 등이다. 이 연구는 일본의 장기간병 관련 사회보장제도의 성격이 공적개호보험의 도입을 전후하여 어떻게 변화하였는가를 몇 가지 지표를 통해 분석함으로써 공적개호보험의 신자유주의적 성격을 뚜렷하게 보여줄 것이다.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.139-167
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• 2009

본 논문은 65세 이상 고령인구의 수와 노인들의 건강상태 등만을 중심으로 한 기존의 연구에 더하여, 노인장기요양보험제도 제2차 시범사업의 자료를 이용한 계량분석을 통해 장기요양서비스 수요의 결정요인을 분석하였다. 분석 결과에 따르면, 우선 노인장기요양보험제도상 장기요양서비스 이용에 대한 보험 적용 대상자를 정하는 등급판정에 일상생활활동에서의 장애가 노인들이 많이 앓고 있는 고혈압, 관절염, 치매 등의 질환을 통제하고서도 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 또한 노인들의 건강상태, 여성, 기초생활수급자 여부, 노인가구 형태, 노인가구의 월평균 소득 등이 장기요양서비스이용 및 이용 양태에 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 노인가구의 월평균 소득을 통제하고서도 장기요양서비스를 무료로 이용할 수 있는 기초생활수급 대상 노인들의 재가서비스 이용확률이 높게 나타나는데, 이는 소득과 더불어 장기요양서비스의 가격도 장기요양서비스 이용을 결정하는 중요한 요인임을 의미한다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.172-181
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• 2018

In accordance with the aged society, oral health care for the elderly is considered important to maintain general health. Although the role of dental hygienists is essential for proper health management of the oral cavity, research on the care system for the elderly people's oral health and on the role of dental hygienists in the field of elderly welfare is still insufficient. Hence, the aim of this study is to investigate the status of Korean elderly welfare system and dental hygienists by comparing them with those in Japan, a precedent of aged society. First, we compared and investigated the Japanese long-term insurance system, which provides an institutional basis for a long-term care system for the elderly in Korea. Second, the elderly welfare law and care system, focusing on oral care, were examined. Lastly, in elderly care, we analyzed the distinctions between Korea and Japan regarding dental hygienists' role and scope of work. Taken together, as a precedent of aged society, Japan has shown well-specialized and systematic welfare for the elderly compared with Korea. With the development of the welfare system for the elderly in Japan, the role and the work scope of dental hygienists have been expanded to improve quality of life of elderly people, as a key professional for elderly oral care. Therefore, we should perceive the need for improvement of long-term care insurance and the expansion of dental hygienists' work in Korea. In conclusion, these results could be used as basic data for improving the elderly welfare system and developing dental hygienists in Korea.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제62권2호
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• pp.279-306
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• 2010

본 연구는 정책네트워크이론을 적용하여 한국과 일본의 노인장기요양(개호)보험제도의 정책결정과정을 상호 비교, 분석하고 우리나라에의 정책적 이론적 시사점을 도출하고자 하였다. 연구결과로는, 한국과 일본 모두 노인요양(개호)문제에 대한 정책의제형성은 정부 주도로 이루어지고 정책과정단계별 특성에 따라 정책참여자의 범위가 확대되었으나, 두 나라간 노인요양문제에 대한 정책의제형성 배경에는 차이가 있음을 알 수 있다. 그리고 두 나라 모두 정책의제형성 초기단계부터 정책참여자간의 상호 작용은 비교적 협력적이었으나, 제도골격이 국민들에게 공표되면서 급격히 갈등관계 내지 비판적으로 변화해 갔으며, 정책과정단계별 특성에 따라 주도적 참여자들의 역할이 두드러졌고, 연계형태도 비슷한 모습을 보여주고 있다. 또한 정책과정별로 정책참여자의 범위와 정책산출에의 정책참여자들의 의견 반영 정도가 다르지만, 한국, 일본 모두 정부주도로 노인요양문제에 대한 정책 추진결과로 정책의제형성기부터 국회심의결정기까지 매우 유사한 정책네트워크모형을 보여주고 있다. 정책참여자의 범위 뿐만 아니라 개방적인 상호작용시스템 구축의 중요성, 개호보험제도 정책결정과정의 많은 한계점, 과도한 정부주도 정책네트워크로 인한 정책산출에 정부의지가 너무 많이 반영되는 단점 등이 본 연구의 시사점으로 볼 수 있다.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.403-411
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• 2015

Due to lack of an information system regarding the status of using home-visit nursing (HVN), it has barriers of providing improvement of the HVN for management of elderly health care in Korea. The twofold aims of the current review are to expose the existing agendas for HVN and to suggest the political implications for HVN of Korea based on the transition process and revised HVN system of Japan. This review suggests that an information evaluation system has to precede for HVN services in detail. And, the service provided per manpower should be assessed by separating the code of manpower (registered nurse, nurse aide, dental hygienist) as well as securing detailed and precise information on the HVN services. The other suggestion, development of a community-based home health care nursing model in order to provide necessary services for long-term health insurance beneficiaries. In addition, a master plan for health care for elderly should be established at the national level in order to establish an effective home health nursing delivery system.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.106-120
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• 1999

Japan has been prepared for aging society from 1970. In 1970, the percentage of distribution of population of 65 years old and over was 7.1%. It is similar to present percentile of the elderly in Korea. Therefore, it will be needed to study about home care and home visiting nursing in Japan at present. This study was aimed to prepare the fundamental documents for home care nursing in Korea and to know the background of new health care system of Long-term Care Insurance in Japan, by studying home care and home visiting nursing in Japan. With the continuing aging of the population, especially the increase in the number of latter stage elderly, it is predicted that there will be an increase in the number of the elderly who are bedridden and suffering senile dementia. To ensure that these people will be able to continue living in the communities and homes they are accustomed to, surrounded by their families and neighbors, Japan substantially improve and expand in-home services. There were also long-term effort to reach the level of services outlined in the Gold Plan and the New Gold Plan within the decade between FY 1991 and FY 1999 in the field of health care and welfare. Under this plan, the most noticeable change was occurred in home care, home was permitted as the field of care and visiting nursing was established in law. Through this 10- Year Strategy for Promotion of Health and Welfare Services for the Aged, many problems have been improved and solved, but some problems remained such as inadequate service supply and consumption of medical insurance for the elderly. Japan will be a society composed 25% of elderly people of total population in 2020, and it will be soon faced with a shortage of welfare and medical facilities and manpower. As for equalizing the benefits and cost burdens, and other future arrangements for health care and welfare, Long-term Care insurance system was established in 1994. This system will be enforced from April 2000 and use present facilities and services. To know home care and home visiting nursing in Japan, we need to consider present conditions well and to take notice of changes and measures to cope with an aging society continuously.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.161-175
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to expand the home-based rehabilitation services in the long term care insurance. This study was reviewed on the home-based physical therapy in the OECD. The way of this study was literature search and review. This was to reviewed Proquest, Sciencedirect, SpingerLink, Pubmed. Kew word is "home-based therapy". This was collected 71 articles and final analyzed article was 49. The results were as follows; The article number is seven in Canada, fifteen in USA, five in UK, six in Australia, three in Sweden, five in New Zealand, two in Netherlands, one in Turkey, South Korea, Japan, France, Spain, Italy respectively. Randomized controlled trial is fifty, case-control study is eleven, interview is three, literature review is two, and case report, cost-analysis, cost-effectiveness, pilot study, single blinded parallel design, demonstrative study, survey is one respectively. Physical therapist played an important role in home-based rehabilitation among OECD than nurse. Therefore, we must introduce home-based physical therapy in long term care insurance in South Korea.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.92-99
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• 2020

Background: The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of the income support allowance policy for the care workers on wage level. Methods: The analysis data was constructed using database (DB) of long-term care institution, DB of long-term care personnel status, and DB of health insurance qualification and contribution possessed by National Health Insurance Services. We analyzed the wage status of care workers 2009 to 2016 through basic analysis. We used the difference-in-difference analysis method for the workers who worked in the same institution from 2012 to 2013, The effects of the income allowance policy on wage increase were analyzed. Results: As a result of the net effect of the income support allowance policy, the monthly average wage of the care worker increased by 25,676 won and the hourly wage increased by 478 won. As a result of the analysis, it can be confirmed that the income support allowance policy has achieved some of the goals of raising the wage level of the care workers, and the effect of raising wages for other occupations in the long-term care business can be confirmed. Conclusion: The low wage problem of long-term care workers such as care workers is not the only problem in Korea. In other countries, there are various wage support policies for employees. In particular, it is necessary to refer to the improvement in the treatment of care workers in Japan and wage pass-through in the United States. In addition to wages, there is a need to promote policies to provide employment motivation through efforts to improve their social status and improve their job status and career development for employees in long-term care facilities.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.705-719
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• 2017

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to look into the health insurance systems and application in Korea and Japan in order to improve elderly people's quality of life. Their quality of life can be improved by upgrading the long term care systems; and extending treatment and prevention. Methods: This study is to examine long term care systems articles through content analysis in the National Health Insurance Service. Data were collected from the printed Internet and analyzed. Results: A part-time dentist system in elderly care facilities has trouble in taking care of old people's oral health due to both lack of time and operational difficulties. It is urgent to arrange dental experts who can permanently stay in care facilities and to build systems which can be managed periodically and continually. Conclusions: As having staff training for the efficiency and using the manpower in care facilities (care workers), it is necessary to solve the unequal medical service in oral health care for the elderly in Korea.