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KMID : 1104420170280040421
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Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
2017 Volume.28 No. 4 p.421 ~ p.430
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Social Network, Self-Care Agency and Quality of Life of High-risk Beneficiaries in Case Management of Medicaid
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Park Ju-Young
Son Jung-Tae
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study investigates the social network, self-care agency, and quality of life of high-risk beneficiaries in case management of Medicaid and the correlations between these variables. It also identifies influencing factors on their quality of life.
Methods: The subjects included 187 individuals chosen from the high-risk beneficiaries in case management of Medicaid in D Metropolitan City. Data was collected through direct interviews based on a structured questionnaire on home visits.
Results: The perceived health status was the most influential factor in their quality of life, followed by self-care agency, mutual support network, and natural support network in order. These factors explained 40.6% of their quality of life.
Conclusion: These findings raise a need to develop a nursing intervention program to increase the self-care agency of the high-risk beneficiaries in case management of Medicaid.
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KEYWORD
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Case management, Self care, Quality of life, Medicaid
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