[Willingness to Use and Appropriate Payable Cost for Visiting Nurse Service for the Elderly in the Community].
J Korean Acad Nurs
; 52(1): 105-119, 2022 Feb.
Article
in Ko
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35274624
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study aimed to measure willingness to use (WTU) and appropriate payable cost of visiting nurse service for the elderly and explore their impact factors.METHODS:
The study included 752 participants selected from data that were completed in 2017 for the elderly aged over 60 nationwide. Logit and Tobit regression analysis were performed to confirm the influencing factors.RESULTS:
The study found that 39.1% of the elderly in the community were WTU the visiting nurse service, and they reported that the cost per visit was 12,650 Korean Won. The factors influencing WTU were having less than moderate subjective health status (OR = 1.63, p = .011), being part of a social participating groups (OR = 1.50, p = .046), or participation in senior health promotion programs (SHPPs) (OR = 1.96, p =.003). The cost was also influenced by less than moderate subjective health status (ß = 4.37, p = .021), being part of a social participating groups (ß = 4.41, p = .028), or participation in SHPPs (ß = 4.87, p = .023). Additionally, elderly people living alone who were used as covariates were highly WTU (OR = 2.20, p = .029).CONCLUSION:
This study provides evidence to predict demand for visiting nurse service and reflects consumer value in setting the service cost. This is the first study to derive cost from consumers' perspective regarding the service for the elderly. As it is the result of an open-ended survey, follow-up studies are needed to estimate more reliable and reasonable results.Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Nurses, Community Health
Type of study:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
J Korean Acad Nurs
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
Year:
2022
Type:
Article