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이상진 ( Lee Sang-Jin ) - 보건복지부
곽찬영 ( Kwak Chan-Yeong ) - 한림대학교 간호학부
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Abstract
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Purpose: This is a comparative study using secondary data from the Korean national long term care (LTC) insurance.
Methods: Visiting nursing (VN) service users (n=666) and non-users (n=4,375) were extracted and compared in
terms of medical expenditures, length of hospitalization, and annual number of ambulatory care visits to investigate
effects of VN services in LTC.
Results: Total health care expenditures were compared between the two groups and it was found that VN service users spent about $ 1700 than non-users for their medical costs between 2009 and 2011. The average length of in-hospital stay for VN service users was 19.4 days shorter than that of non-users. However, using VN services did not significantly influence the annual number of ambulatory care visits.
Conclusion: The study has found that VN services are effective ways of providing community-based LTC services. We recommend LTC policy makers to further utilize VN services to deliver cost effective health care services.
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KeyWords
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장기요양보험, 방문간호, 의료비, 입원일, 외래방문일
Long term care insurance, Nursing service, Medical care cost, Inpatient, Outpatient
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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