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KMID : 0607720110220040438
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Journal of Korean Community Nursing
2011 Volume.22 No. 4 p.438 ~ p.450
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Cost-benefit Analysis of Home Visiting Care for Vulnerable Populations with Hypertension
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Ko Young
Lee In-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to investigate the effect of home visiting care service and to evaluate the effect from the
cost-benefit perspective.
Methods: Target participants were enrolled in 2007~2008 for home visiting care and provided with a home visiting nursing service for more than 18 months in J Ward of S City. Of 391 participants, 244 who satisfied the inclusion criteria were used in the final analysis. Cost-benefit analysis was done using the net benefit and benefit/cost ratio.
Results: After providing the home care nursing service, the blood pressure control rate increased from 50.8% to 75.4%. Of the subjects, 39.8% maintained their blood pressure level within the target range. As a whole, the net benefit of home visiting care per person ranged from 434,964.86 to 447,112.43 won and the benefit/cost ratio ranged from 2.82 to 2.84.
Conclusion: Home visiting care for vulnerable populations with hypertension was effective in both maintaining blood pressure and reducing blood pressure to the target range. Therefore these results are especially useful for establishing the value of home visiting services for policy makers as well as for prioritizing vulnerable populations.
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KEYWORD
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Cost-benefit analysis, Visiting nurse, Home care service, Vulnerable population, Hypertension
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