Factors Associated with Healthcare Service Utilization among Korean Baby Boomers
Title
Factors Associated with Healthcare Service Utilization among Korean Baby Boomers
Author(s)
이은환
; 최현진
; 김희선
Keyword
베이비 부머
; 의료이용
; 앤더슨 모델
; 고령화연구패널
; Korean Baby Boomers
; Healthcare Service Utilization
; Andersen Model
; Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA)
Publication Year
2015-09-30
Publisher
Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
Citation
Health and Social Welfare Review Vol.35 No.3, pp.335-354
Abstract
This study aims to explore factors associated with healthcare service utilization among Korean baby boomers. The Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA) data was used, and we employed the Andersen"s healthcare service utilization model. Fixed effect model was used to examine the association between each independent variable and healthcare utilization for Korean baby boomers. Moreover, we identified changes in their characteristics including socio-economic status, healthcare service utilization, health behaviors and chronic illness from 2006 to 2010. Our results show that sex (male), economic activity (having job), income level (the lower), health behavior (the worse), and chronic illness are statistically significant. Furthermore, we found that the prevalence of chronic illness is growing steadily, and their health behaviors are getting worse and worse. This study is the first to explore factors associated with healthcare service utilization among Korean baby boomers. Our findings can provide valuable information to make policy for Korean baby boomers.