KMID : 0869220110150010013
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Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry 2011 Volume.15 No. 1 p.13 ~ p.18
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Correlation between Regional Suicide Rates and Medical Aid in the Korean Elderly
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Lee Jong-Min
Lee Sang-Ah Lee Kang-Uk Park Jong-Ik Lee Ja-Young Choe Min-Gyeong Jhoo Jin-Hyeong
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Abstract
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Objectives: We aimed to find out the relationship between the regional suicide rates and the percentages of medical aid in the elderly in Korea.
Methods: Suicide rates of the elderly in 16 upper-level local governments from 2007 to 2009 were calculated using ¡®Cause of Death Statistics¡¯ and ¡®Annual Report on Live Births and Deaths Statistics¡¯ from Korea National Statistical Office. The percentages of medical aid persons among the elderly in 16 upper-level local governments were calculated using ¡®National Health Insurance Statistical Yearbook¡¯ from Health Insurance Review Agency and National Health Insurance Corporation. The correlation between the suicide rates and the percentages of medical aid in the elderly was measured.
Results: There was no significant correlation between the suicide rates and the percentage of medical aid in the elderly in 16 upper-level local governments. But significant negative correlation was found when only the old-elderly or the old women were analyzed. And the significant negative correlation was also found when only 8 local governments except the major cities and the national capital area were included for analysis.
Conclusion: Medical aid system could be helpful to reduce the suicide rate in the old-elderly or the old women in Korea. And this effect might be intensified in non-metropolitan and non-capital area.
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Rhinitis, Allergic special, Endoscopy
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