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KMID : 0379319860110010055
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Korean Journal of Rural Medicine
1986 Volume.11 No. 1 p.55 ~ p.63
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A Study on the Attitude toward Medical Institutions and its Influence on Health Seeking Begaviour
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崔慶宇/Choi, Young-Teak
李淳來/金孝中/Lee, Soon-Rae/Kim, Hyo-Joong
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Abstract
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In general, patients health seeking behaviors can be affected by three factors ; psychological factor, economic factor and health delivery system.
This study was focused on how the psychological factor affect to health seeking behavior influenced by the various attitude of residents toward medical resources in the ir community.
A total of 306 households were sampled for the investigation among residents of Banwol -Eup which was an industrial city newly developed. The data has been collected by interview method using close ended questionnaire.
The major findings are
1) The respondents attitude toward medical institutions in their community has shown negative responses (rate of negative attitude-(a) 81.3%- facilities (b) 40.7%-medical expenses (c) 21.1%-kindness of employees of medical facilities (d) 59.0%- the degree of thorough explanation to patient on medical examination (e) 58.2%-doctors practical competency). Above all, they have shown negative response on doctors explanation on results of medical examination and doctors´ practical competency.
2) The study indicated a significant difference in health seeking behavior between the group of positive. attitude and that of negative attitude.
3) A big difference between the above mentioned two groups was identified as the attitude toward sub-dimension of practical competency.
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