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KMID : 0376219870240010117
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Chonnam Medical Journal
1987 Volume.24 No. 1 p.117 ~ p.131
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A Study on the Sick Role Behavior of an Urban Area Population
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孫錫準/Sohn, Suk-Joon
朴在新/宋仁炫/Park, Jae-Shin/Song, In-Hyun
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to evaluate the sick role behavior of an urban area popula￢tion from May 17 to June 10, 1986.
This subject population consisted of 2,631 inhabitants, and their opinions were collected through a survey with questionnaires which was consisted of 13 items.
The major results were summarized as follows;
1. Half of the respondents (50. 5 %) received some type of medical security, and their distribution was 14.7% in medical aid, 14.7% in occupational, 11.8% in government and 9.3% in industrial medical insurance.
2. The frequency of utilizing medical facilities was higher in the group of medical insurance than in non medical insurance group. Occupationally it was -higher-in educa￢tional institute and public office workers, and it increased with the level of family monthly income.
3. The frequency of utilizing pharmacies was higher in the group of non medical insurance than in medical insurance, and occupationally it was the highest in the group of personal commerce, and it increased with the level of family monthly income.
4. The frequency of utilizing medical clinics paralleled with the utilizing of pharma￢cies.
5. Half of respondents(50. 0%) had an experience of utilizing herb medicine, and the frequency was not statistically different depending on the medical security status. Ho￢wever, it was significantly higher in personal fishery workers and farmers, and it increased with the level of family monthly income.
6. 15. 1 % of respondents had an experience of utilizing exocism on account of illness and the frequency was higher in the group of medical aid than in other groups. Occupa￢tionally the frequency was higher in personal fishery workers and farmers significantly, and it was higher in the lower income group.
7. 22. 0% of respondents had an experience of utilizing prognostication on account of illness, and the frequency was higher in farmers, personal fishery workers. It decreased inversely with thelevel of family montly income.
8. 47.8% of responndents experienced "CHE" and it was higher in the group of non medical insurance. Occupationally it was higher in personal fishery workers and farmers, and it decreased inversely with´ the level of family monthly income.
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