National Trends in Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions among Korean Adults between 2008 and 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to examine 12-year trends in hospitalization rates for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) and factors affecting hospitalization.

Materials and methods

This study used data on Korean National Health Insurance and Medical Aid patients aged 19 and over who used medical services at least once between January 2008 and December 2019 with an ACSC as their major diagnosis. As of 2019, a total of 12324071 patients were included. To check for any changes in hospitalization, age- and sex-standardized hospitalization rates were obtained for each condition and insurance type, and multiple logistic regression was performed to identify factors affecting hospitalization.

Results

The collective average ACSC hospitalization rate decreased from 5.0% in

SUBMITTER: Park H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9520050 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature