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KMID : 0614820050110010067
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2005 Volume.11 No. 1 p.67 ~ p.77
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Needs Assessment of Elderly for Community-based Long-Term Care
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Kim Eun-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose : Needs of health-welfare-medical service for the elderly is rapidly increasing in Korea. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the needs of health-welfare-medical service for the long-term care elderly in the community and to compare differences by their characteristics.
Methods : Needs assessment was completed in the homes of 598 persons over 65 years by using the tool of needs assessment, between November and December, 2003. We examined all the health-welfare-medical service of elderly in the community. Data were analyzed using SAS program.
Results : The needs of the long-term care elderly in community was largest ‘home visiting service of visiting nurse(87.5%)’, and then ‘religious, psychological and emotional support(73.9%)’, ‘home visiting therapy of physician(58.5%)’, ‘social support service(55.7%)’, ‘health improvement program of public health center and social welfare center(51.8%)’, ‘health examination( 48.8%)’ followed. The difference of health-welfare- medical service needs among characteristics(age, medical security, caregiver existence, and regions) was statistically significant by service contents(p<0.05 or p<0.01).
Conclusion : We can apply it in the distribution of community resource and the development of service providing programs by figure out the needs assessment for the long-term care elderly in the community, and consequently, through
this, realizing the health maintenance and promotion of the long-term care elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Long-Term Care, community-based, needs, elderly
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