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KMID : 1002520100040020023
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Korean Journal of Health Service Management
2010 Volume.4 No. 2 p.23 ~ p.31
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Spatial Implications of Euclidean Distance on the Service Use in Oriental Medicine Hospital
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Lee Kwang-Soo
Lee Jung-Soo
Hong Sang-Jin
Chun Bong-Jae
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Abstract
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This study analyzed whether the patients’ visits to oriental medicine hospitals were influenced by the Euclidean distance from patients’ residence to oriental medicine hospitals. Patient who visited two oriental medicine hospitals in a metropolitan area were selected for study sample. The number of patient from each Dong (which is the smallest administrative district) to two hospitals was calculated based on claims data in 2008. ArcGIS was used to calculate the distance. Distance variable was not statistically significant in regression analysis after controlling the difference of socio-economic status of people in each Dong. It seems that distance factor did not play an important role in deciding whether to use the services of oriental medicine hospitals in a metropolitan area.
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KEYWORD
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Oriental Medicine Hospital, Euclidean Distance, Patient Visit, GIS
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