OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to examine health care utilization and to investigate barriers of health care utilization for foreigners. METHODS This review was conducted on papers published between 2005 and 2019. Papers include Korean papers, reports, and foreign papers written by Korean. Various combinations of keywords in Korean and English were used and RISS, KISS, Google Scholar, DBpia, KoreaMed, KRpia, NDSL, CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, and Medline were used as search engines. References from the searched literature were used again. The subjects of this study were foreigners residing in Korea, and only the literature including 'Status and barriers of health care utilization was included in this review. The literature type included both qualitative and quantitative studies. RESULTS There are various barriers for foreigners in Korea to use healthcare services, including language barriers, economic burdens, lack of informa-tion, physical accessibilities, and sociocultural factors. Among the barriers, language barriers and economic burdens are the main factors and the lack of information is just as important as those. CONCLUSION In order for foreigners in Korea to receive healthcare services without difficulty, increasing their understanding on Korean healthcare system and promoting all services available. Additionally, policy measures for solving economic burden and communication problems should be con-tinuously developed.
목차
Abstract 서론 연구방법 연구결과 1. 국내 거주 외국인 현황 2. 국내 외국인의 의료이용 현황 3. 국내 거주 외국인 의료이용의 장애요인 고찰 결론 References
키워드
foreignersbarriershealth care utilization
저자
오지호 [ Jiho Oh | 가천대학교 약학대학 ]
장선미 [ Sunmee Jang | 가천대학교 약학대학 ]
Corresponding Author
한국보건사회약료경영학회 [Korean Academy of Social & Managed Care Phemacy]
설립연도
2009
분야
의약학>약학
소개
본 학회는 비영리 학술단체로서 환자의 삶의 질 향상을 위한 약료(pharmaceutical care)가 보장될 수 있도록 약료경영약학(managed care pharmacy)을 발전시키는 데 궁극 목적을 두고 다음과 같은 활동을 전개하여 사회에 기여하며 회원 상호간의 친목을 도모한다.
간행물
간행물명
한국보건사회약료경영학회지 [Journal of Korean Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy]