Health Policy Manag.  2022 Mar;32(1):53-62. 10.4332/KJHPA.2022.32.1.53.

A Study for Exploring the Prevalence and Associated Factors of Unmet Health Care Needs due to Reduced Mobility: Evidence for Estimating Subjects of Visiting Health Care

• KMID: 2534945
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2022.32.1.53

Abstract

Background
This study was designed to examine regional proportions for people who experienced unmet health care needs due to reduced mobility or unhealthiness and factors associated with experience of unmet health care needs by them.
Methods
A total of 11,620 people were retrieved from the Korea Health Panel data (2014–2018). Regional proportions for people who experienced unmet health care needs due to reduced mobility or unhealthiness were estimated using cross-sectional weights and the factors associated with them were analyzed using generalized estimating equation.
Results
The number of people who experienced unmet health care needs due to reduced mobility or unhealthiness was estimated as 278,083 in 2018. Women, the aged (65+), below elementary school, single as marital status, low income, bad self-rated health, people with disabilities, and long-term insurance beneficiaries were statistically significantly associated with experience of unmet health care needs due to reduced mobility or unhealthiness.
Conclusion
Given high and dispersed demand for visiting health care, government need to expand the infrastructure and finance to facilitate visiting health care.

Keyword

Unmet health care needs; Visiting health care; Longitudinal study