Prevalence and management status of urologic disease in geriatric hospitals in South Korea: A population-based analysis

Jungyo Suh, Khae Hawn Kim, Sang Heon Lee, Hyung Suk Kim, Young Ju Lee, Sang Rim Lee, Chang Wook Jeong

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and management status of urologic disease in geriatric hospitals in Korea. Materials and Methods: We conducted population-based analyzed using cohort established by the National Health Insurance Service of Korea, which contains the medical insurance data of 1 million people from 2002 to 2013. The prevalence, prescription rate, and complication incidence of urologic disease in geriatric hospitals were compared with similar-sized general hospitals. We analyzed the changes that followed the adoption of the fixed sum medical fee per day for geriatric hospitals, which began in January 2008. Subgroup analysis was conducted in an elderly group and a propensity score matching (PSM) group. Results: During this time, the number of geriatric hospitals exponentially increased over general hospitals (675.5%/y vs. 30.9%/y). The prevalence, prescription rate, and complication incidence of urologic disease was higher in geriatric hospitals than in general hospitals (2.1, 1.8, and 1.4 times higher). In the elderly group, the prevalence of urologic disorders was higher in geriatric hospitals than in general hospitals, but the prescription rate was lower (26.5% vs. 19.9% and 6.8% vs. 10.0%). This tendency also founded in the PSM analysis. After the medical fee system changed, diagnosis and prescription rates decreased in geriatric hospitals but increased in general hospitals. Conclusions: Urologic diseases are more prevalent yet management has some problem in geriatric hospitals. Lack of institutional urologists and changes in the medical payment system should be associated with this problem. Additional study and political support are needed to overcome this issue.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)281-288
Number of pages8
JournalInvestigative and Clinical Urology
Volume58
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2017

Keywords

  • Cohort studies
  • Health services for the aged
  • Physicians’ practice patterns
  • Propensity score
  • Urologic diseases

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