Cha NamHyun, Woo Mi Young, Hong Sung Jung
Department of Nursing, College of Life Science·Health Welfare, Andong National University, Andong, Korea.
Department of Nursing, Hosan University, Gyeongsan, Korea.
J Exerc Rehabil. 2024 Oct 25;20(5):173-182. doi: 10.12965/jer.2448546.273. eCollection 2024 Oct.
The core goal of South Korea's health policy is equity. To this end, regional disparities in health indicators must be identified. However, as an in-depth analysis of health disparities and health indicators in Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daegu Metropolitan City is lacking, this study examined the trends in performance and goal achievement in health indicators. Data collected from 2011 to 2022 for 31 cities and counties in the Gyeongbuk region (23 regions in Gyeongsangbuk-do and eight regions in Daegu Metropolitan City) were analyzed to examine 28 health indicators across three categories: health behavior, health outcomes, and healthcare utilization. The data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 23.0. The findings for health indicators showed significant and persistent gaps in health levels in Gyeongsangbuk-do, particularly in health behavior (31.3% and 68.7%), health outcomes (33.3% and 55.6%), and healthcare utilization (33.3% and 100%), in Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daegu Metropolitan City, respectively. Central government is vital for infrastructure development and financial assistance to effectively enhance health services in the local communities of Gyeongsangbuk-do.
韩国卫生政策的核心目标是公平。为此，必须确定健康指标方面的地区差异。然而，由于缺乏对庆尚北道和大邱广域市健康差异及健康指标的深入分析，本研究考察了健康指标的绩效趋势和目标达成情况。分析了2011年至2022年从庆北地区31个市郡（庆尚北道23个地区和大邱广域市8个地区）收集的数据，以考察健康行为、健康结果和医疗保健利用三大类别的28项健康指标。使用SPSS/WIN 23.0对数据进行分析。健康指标的研究结果显示，庆尚北道的健康水平存在显著且持续的差距，特别是在健康行为方面（分别为31.3%和68.7%）、健康结果方面（分别为33.3%和55.6%）以及医疗保健利用方面（分别为33.3%和100%），分别涉及庆尚北道和大邱广域市。中央政府对于基础设施建设和财政援助至关重要，以便有效提升庆尚北道当地社区的卫生服务。
