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KMID : 0371019970300040764
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
1997 Volume.30 No. 4 p.764 ~ p.778
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A Study on the Medical Insurance Utilization of Workers Suffering from Low Back Pain in an Area
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Lee Chul-Gab
Ahn Hyun-Ock
Ryu So-Yeon
Park Jong
Kim Ki-Soon
Kim Yang-Ok
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Abstract
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To find the medical insurance utilization of workers when suffer if from low back pain, an analysis was made toward the data of medical insurance benefits matched with the general characteristics of 10,183 ,.workers, who were registered continuously from 1993 to 1995 at a medical insurance cooperation for industrial Workers.
The results were as follows;
1. The period prevalence of the medical insurance utilization for low back pain for 3 years from 1993 to 1995 was calculated as 17.1% for male workers and 19.4% for female workers. Most common cause of utilization was other dorsopathies including the herniation of lumbar discs.
2. The utilization rate increased significantly as the present age and the age joining the company got older(p0.001). As the duration of employment go~ longer, the utilization rate of the male showed the tendency to increase and that of the female increased significantly(p0.05). Among male workers employed at cement and concrete manufacturing companies showed higher utilization rate and among female laborers showed significantly higher utilization rate than clerical workers(p(0.01).
3. Annual utilization rate for low back pain didn´t show any difference, but the portion of other dorsopathies among cause of utilization showed the tendency to increase from 1993 to 1995.
4. The mean number of claims for outpatient medical care for low back pain differed significantly by age, working duration, type of industries, income level(p0.05), and the mean of total visiting days for care of low back pain. differed siginificanly by working duration.
In conclusion, considering the fact that the medical insur´a ´Ice utilization for low back pain increased annually and other dorsopathies including the herniation of dorsopathies were increasing, an effective preventive or management program for low back pain toward worker employed at industries were required´.
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KEYWORD
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medical care utilization, utilization rate, low back pain, industrial workers
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