J Korean Acad Nurs.  2012 Dec;42(7):928-935. 10.4040/jkan.2012.42.7.928.

Multilevel Analysis of Health Care Service Utilization among Medical Aid Beneficiaries in Korea

• Ahn YH
• Ham OK
• Kim SH
• Park CG

• KMID: 1739530
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2012.42.7.928

Abstract

PURPOSE
The current study was done to identify individual- and group-level factors associated with health care service utilization among Korean medical aid beneficiaries by applying multilevel modeling.
METHODS
Secondary data analysis was performed using data on health care service reimbursement and medical aid case management progress from 15,948 beneficiaries, and data from 229 regions were included in the analysis.
RESULTS
Results of multilevel analysis showed an estimated intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 18.1%, indicating that the group level accounted for 18.1% of the total variance in health care service utilization, and that beneficiaries within the region are more likely to share common features with regard to health care service utilization. At the individual level, existence of disability and types of medical aid beneficiaries showed a significant association, while, at the group level, social deprivation index, and the number of beneficiaries and case managers within the region showed a significant association with health care service utilization.
CONCLUSION
The significant influence of group level variables in health care service utilization found in this study indicate a need for group level approaches, such as policy change and/or promotion of community awareness.

Keyword

Multilevel analysis; Medical assistance; Health services; Case management

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Case Management
Child
Female
Health Services/*utilization
Humans
Male
Medical Assistance/*utilization
Middle Aged
Models, Nursing
Multilevel Analysis
Republic of Korea
Young Adult

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  Figure 1. Theoretical framework of the study based on ecological model.

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