Demand and willing to pay for oral hygiene service in long-term care insurance of elderly

Han-Nah Kim; Gi-Yon Kim; Hie-Jin Noh; Nam-Hee Kim

doi:10.11149/jkaoh.2018.42.4.204

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Kim, Kim, Noh, and Kim: Demand and willing to pay for oral hygiene service in long-term care insurance of elderly

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health 2018; 42(4): 204-209.

Published online: 28 December 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11149/jkaoh.2018.42.4.204

Demand and willing to pay for oral hygiene service in long-term care insurance of elderly

Han-Nah Kim¹, Gi-Yon Kim², Hie-Jin Noh³, Nam-Hee Kim³

¹Graduate School of Dental Hygiene, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.

²Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.

³Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.

Corresponding Author: Nam-Hee Kim. Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 20 Ilsan-ro, Wonju 26426, Korea. Tel: +82-33-741-0391, Fax: +82-33-735-0391, nami71@yonsei.ac.kr

Received 2 October 2018 Revised 25 October 2018 Accepted 25 October 2018

Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health

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Abstract

Objectives

This study was conducted to identify the demand and willingness to pay for oral hygiene services among elderly people with long-term care insurance.

Methods

Our study was a cross-sectional analysis. Subjects comprised 126 elderly individuals from long-term home-care centers. A total of 28 centers were selected through convenience sampling from among 78 centers in ○○. For analysis, semi-structured questionnaires that required about 20–30 minutes to complete were used. Analysis was performed using SPSS 23.0 software.

Results

The overall demand for oral hygiene services was 44.4%, and willingness to pay was 31.0%. Thirty-three people (58.9%) of elderly those who have demand for an oral hygiene service were willing to pay for the service, and 64 people (91.4%) who did not have a demand were not willing to pay for it. Among those with partial dependence on brushing, 65.6% had demand for oral hygiene services and 50.0% were willing to pay costs. Among basic livelihood beneficiaries, 69.6% were willing to pay for oral hygiene services; general subjects and relievers were less willing to pay.

Conclusions

The overall demand for oral hygiene services among elderly people was 44.4%, and the willingness to pay was as low as 31.0%.

Keywords: Dental hygienists, Elderly, Home-care service, Long-term care insurance, Oral hygiene

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Distribution of overall and study subjects Unit: N (%)

Table 2

General characteristics of the subjects and diferences in demand for oral hygiene service Unit: N(%)

Long-term care grade and Qualifications were checked by the institutional staff.

^*P<0.05 by chi-square test.

^†Denoted by fisher's exact test.

Table 3

Differences in willing to pay for oral hygiene service by general characteristics Unit: N (%)

^*P<0.05 by chi-square test.

^†Denoted by fisher's exact test.

Table 4

Differences in willing to pay by demand and recognition for oral hygiene service Unit: N (%)

^*P<0.05 by chi-square test.

^†Denoted by fisher's exact test.

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