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Current Status of Unmet Health Care Needs in the Disabled in Korea

Title
Current Status of Unmet Health Care Needs in the Disabled in Korea
Alternative Author(s)

Choi, Kyung-Hwa ; Kim, Mihyeon ; Choi, Yong-jun ; Cho, Yong Min ; Kim, Mi So ; Jeong, Eunhye ; Kim, Jung Ae

Keyword
장애인 ; 미충족 의료 ; 중증장애인 ; 치과 미충족 의료 ; Disabled ; Unmet Health Care Needs ; Severe Disabled ; Unmet Dental Care Needs
Publication Year
2021-09-30
Publisher
Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
Citation
Health and Social Welfare Review Vol.41 No.3, pp.160-176
Abstract
본 연구의 목적은 장애인의 미충족 의료율을 파악하여 비장애인과 비교하고, 장애인이 필요로 할 때 의료서비스를 이용하지 못하는 이유가 비장애인과 어떻게 다른지 검토하는 것이다. 전국단위로 실시하고 있는 국민건강영양조사(1998, 2005, 2007~2018), 지역사회건강조사(2008~2019), 장애인실태조사(2000, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017), 노인실태조사(2008, 2011, 2014, 2017), 한국의료패널(2008~2017) 자료를 활용하여 장애 또는 활동제한 여부, 장애인의 장애 유형 및 등급에 따라 연도별 미충족 의료율을 산출하였으며, 장애인과 비장애인의 미충족 의료 이유를 연도별로 산출하였다. 미충족 의료율은 감소하고 있으나, 장애인은 비장애인보다, 중증장애인은 경증장애인보다, 외부신체기능 장애인이 다른 장애인보다, 치과 이용에 대한 미충족 의료율은 병의원보다 높았다. 장애인과 비장애인의 미충족 의료율의 격차는 감소하지 않았으며, 치과 이용에서 병의원보다 그 격차가 더 컸다. 미충족 의료의 가장 큰 이유는 장애인은 경제적인 부담, 비장애인은 시간적 제약이었다. 향후 장애인과 비장애인의 미충족 의료율의 격차가 감소하지 않는 이유와 격차 해소를 위한 심층적 연구가 필요하다.

This study aims to evaluate the proportion and factors of unmet health care needs (UHCNs) in the disabled and to compare UHCNs between disabled and non-disabled individuals. We conducted the annual proportion and cause of UHCNs by disabled or limited activity, type and grade of disabled using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1998, 2005, 2007~2018), Community Health Survey (2008~2019), Disabled Health and Welfare Survey (2000, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017), Korean Elderly Health and Welfare Survey (2008, 2011, 2014, 2017), Korea Health Panel Study (2008~2017). The proportion of UHCNs has been on the decrease overall, but it was higher in the disabled than in the non-disabled, higher in the severely disabled than in the moderately disabled, higher in those with external impairments than in people with other disability, and higher in dental care than in other health services. The difference in proportion of UHCNs did not decrease in between disabled and non-disabled individuals and was larger in dental care than in other health services. The main cause of UHCNs was “financial” for disabled persons and “not enough time” for non-disabled persons. Based on the results of this study, we suggest that further study is needed to find out the cause of the constant gap in the rate of unmet care needs between the disabled and non-disabled and to find ways to bridge the gap.
ISSN
1226-072X
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