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A Review of the Present State and Future Policy Alternatives for Home Visit Nursing Services in Korea
Author(s) -
Lim Ji Young,
Noh Wonjung,
Kim Eunjoo,
Choi Kyung Won
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/phn.12106
Subject(s) - nursing homes , nursing , medicine , state (computer science) , gerontology , computer science , algorithm
Objectives The aim of this study was to describe the current state of home visit nursing services in the K orean context and to suggest future policy directions. Design First, the three home visit nursing services that have developed in K orea are compared using the analytic framework provided by G ilbert and T errell in 2012. The framework is based on four dimensions of social welfare: users, services, source of funds, and service delivery process. Second, we perform a strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat analysis to suggest comprehensive and constructive home visit nursing service policies for the future. Results Specifically, we advocate the creation of an organization that steers the central government to operate an integrated management organization to distribute services and reduce redundancy for preventing the waste of both medical and state financial resources. This study also recommends the development of educational programs to improve the quality of services and service evaluation criteria for the objective assessment of those services. Conclusions These policy guidelines may prove useful both for K orea and for other countries that intend to prepare or revise their home visit nursing service systems.