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KMID : 1023720130610010433
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2013 Volume.61 No. 1 p.433 ~ p.449
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The Determinants of Long-Term Care Services Among Older adults
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Park Ju-Moon
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Abstract
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This study examines the determinants of long-term care utilization by the Korean elderly and how equitable the population subgroup differences might be. Data on a sample of 4,040 older adults (65+ years of age) from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing were used. Descriptive and logistic regression analysis was performed examining the relationship between the dependent variable and independent variables and the relative importance of factors. Health status and need were important determinants of the Korean elderly using long-term care services. Differences in need generally account for somewhat of the original differences observed between demographic subgroups. Age, Sex, social network , insurance coverage, and personal income remain important independent predictors of access. The implications of these results are discussed in terms of the factors that have an impact on utilization and non-financial policy options or modifications of the existing financing system that may be required to enhance access for certain demographic subgroups, i.e., those 80 and older, men, those who lack a social network.
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KEYWORD
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Determinant, Equity of access, Long-term care, Korean elderly
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