KMID : 1002520160100030159
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Korean Journal of Health Service Management 2016 Volume.10 No. 3 p.159 ~ p.171
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Characteristics and ADL (Activities of Daily Living) Associated Factors of Elderly Inpatients in Long-Term Care Hospitals : A Survey of Patients (2013-2014)
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Park Young-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study was performed to investigate the characteristics and ADL(Activities of Daily Living) associated factors of elderly inpatients in long-term care hospitals.
Methods : Data were collected from the nationwide data of ¡®Survey of Patients (2013-2014)¡¯ administerd by the Ministry of Health & Welfare. The data included in this study consisted of 27,606 cases of elderly inpatients in long-term care hospitals.
Results : The survey scores for the elderly inpatients were as follows: 57.6% ¡®Needed much and total help¡¯ with ADL, followed by 26.6% who ¡®Needed much help¡¯, and 15.8% who ¡®needed minimal supervision¡¯ in long-term care hospitals. The ADL score was high in the following categories: women, old age, referred visit, health insurance type, not-recovered & death, transferred, corporate hospitals, small hospital size, low number of physicians per 100 beds, and high number of nursing staff per 100 beds. The inpatients with ¡®diseases of the nervous system¡¯, ¡®diseases of the circulatory system¡¯ and ¡®diseases of the genitourinary system¡¯ were more likely to have high ADL scores.
Conclusions : The results of this study suggest that long-term care hospitals should provide active and proper care for patients with high ADL scores and improve medical personnel training as well provide more medical care.
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KEYWORD
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Long-Term Care Hospital, ADL (Activities of Daily Living), Survey of Patients
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