Purpose: This study was conducted to identify health problems and support received from the health and welfare service using MDS-HC(Minimun Data Set for Home Care) in the aged living at home.
Method: Eighty-one elderly persons were selected from those listed in community-welfare service centers in Seoul and Kyunggi Province between December 2002 and January 2003.
Result: Eleven health problems per elderly person on average were identified, and the frequent care needs were in order: preventive health measure, health promotion, visual function, depression & anxiety, communication disorders, social function, pain, environmental assessment, oral health, cognition and falls. The number of health problems by the level of ADL was ´ADL 1(Independence)´ 9.87, ´ADL 2(Partial independence)´ 12.78, ´ADL 3(Dependence)´ 13.73. Utilization of formal health & welfare services among the elderly was ´meals on wheels´ 40.7%, ´home helper´ 38.2%, ´visiting of social welfare worker´ 21.0%, ´physical therapy´ 19.6%, ´day care center´ 12.3%, ´volunteer´s service´ 9.9%, ´home visiting care´ 3.7%, ´occupational therapy´ 3.7%, and ´speech therapy´ 2.5%.
Conclusion: The results suggest that using the MDS-HC 2.0 is applicable to help decide criteria for both health and welfare service supplied to the elderly.
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