Influencing Factors of Transportation Costs Regarding Healthcare Service Utilization in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transportation costs can be a barrier to healthcare services, especially for low-income, disabled, elderly, and geographically isolated populations. This study aimed to estimate the transportation costs of healthcare service utilization and related influencing factors in Korea in 2016.

Methods

Transportation costs were calculated using data from the 2016 Korea Health Panel Study. A total of 14,845 participants were included (males, 45.07%; females, 54.93%), among which 2,148 participants used inpatient and 14,787 used outpatient care services. Transportation costs were estimated by healthcare types, transportation modes, and all disease and injury groups that caused healthcare service utilization. The influencing factors of higher transportation costs were analyze

SUBMITTER: Jang SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7476794 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature