노인대상 의료기관 가정간호사업의 운영실태

• Published in: 지역사회간호학회지 Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 660 - 672
• Main Authors: 송종례(Choong Rye Song), 강임옥(Im Ok Kang), 김윤옥(Yun Ok Kim), 조혜숙(Hea Sook Jo), 황문숙(Moon Sook Hwang)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국지역사회간호학회 2008
• Subjects: 간호학
• ISSN: 1225-9594; 2288-4203

Purpose: To analyze the home care services provided to the elderly aged 65 and older by a hospital-based home care agencies and to investigate the effects of long-term care insurance for the elderly. Method: The subjects were the home care service recipients aged 65 and older in 172 hospital-based, home care agencies registered in Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service in January, 2007. The data were collected using a questionnaire from March 16 to April 15, 2007. The questionnaire return rate was 43.8%. Result: The hospital-based home care agencies were able to visit 66.5% of the national administrative districts. Of the home care service recipients, over 50% were 65 years old and older. About 43% of the agencies reported that over 50% of their patients would be subject to the long-term care insurance. They expressed concern that home care services would be withdrawn once the insurance system is initiated. Conclusion: This study suggests that hospital-based home care agencies need to manage home care services with long-term care insurance. It also recommends developing guidelines for the use of services and referrals.