Association Between Home-Base Primary Care and Postdischarge Outcomes Among Older Adults in Korea.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the association between home-based primary care (HBPC) and postdischarge outcomes in Korean older adults.

Design: HBPC was a service that provided medical care by visiting the homes of older adults with limited mobility. In this study, data from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) were used, and groups with and without HBPC services were matched 1:1 through propensity score matching.

The Effect of Integrated Care After Discharge From Hospitals on Outcomes Among Korean Older Adults.

Background: The Korean government implemented a pilot project for integrated care of older adults in August 2019. the pilot project of integrated care provided housekeeping support, nutrition support, movement assistance, home repair, consultations and education for healthy lifestyle, and some home-based primary care to older patients discharged from hospitals. This study investigated the outcomes of this project among older adults who participated in it after discharge from the hospital.

Impact of a Pilot Project for Integrated Care on Hospitalization Rate among Older Adults in South Korea.

Introduction: Since 2019, the Korean government has implemented a pilot project for integrated care to encourage healthy aging of older adults. This study investigated the changes in hospitalization rates among older adults who participated in the integrated care pilot project.

Methods: Administrative survey data collected from 13 local governments and the National Health Insurance Database were used in present study.

Outcomes of the Pilot Project for Community Care Among Older Adults in South Korea.

The Korean government implemented the pilot project for community care for older adults in June 2019. This study investigated the outcomes of the pilot project among Korean older adults by linking survey data from the pilot project with data of Korean National Health Insurance Service. The final sample included 17,801 pilot project participants and 68,145 in a matched comparison group.

The Impact of Home-Based Primary Care on Outcomes Among Older Adults in South Korea.

Objectives: Although Korea issued a law and developed benefits of National Health Insurance (NHI) to enable the provision of home-based primary care (HBPC) along with implementation of a pilot project for community care for older adults in August 2019, the outcomes of HBPC services were not surveyed in Korea. This study aimed to assess the outcomes of HBPC among older adults.

Design: Analyses were conducted using data from the National Health Insurance Service in connection with administrative survey data.