The Effects of Tele-care Case Management Services for Medical Aid Beneficiaries.
10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.3.351
- Author:
Yang Heui AHN
1
;
Eui Sook KIM
;
Il Sun KO
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea. ahn57@yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Case management;
Medicaid;
Quality of life;
Self-care;
Utilization
- MeSH:
Case Management*;
Medicaid;
Quality of Life;
Research Design;
Self Care
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2010;21(3):351-361
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to analyze the effects of tele-care case management services using secondary data. METHODS: A descriptive research design was utilized, and the participants were 134 medical aid beneficiaries who were in either the high-risk group or the preventive group. Case management services were delivered by 8 care managers. Data were analyzed using PAWS Statistics 17 through descriptive statistics and paired t-test. RESULTS: After the case management intervention, the participants' health quality of life, self-care competency, and reasonable medical care utilization increased significantly for the high-risk group. However there were no significant changes in the preventive group. CONCLUSION: The results showed that the tele-care case management services were effective for high-risk medical aid beneficiaries. Further studies with controls for constitutional variables and a comparison group are required to validate the robustness of the effectiveness of the case management program in the present study.
