Patterns and Health Costs of Long-Term Care Users in Taiwan
Author Information
Author(s): Chen Ya-Mei, Wu Shih-Cyuan, Chao Shiau-Fang, Lin Ming-Jen, Chu Chien-Fang
Primary Institution: National Taiwan University
Hypothesis
The study examines the patterns of continuous users of Long-Term Care 2.0 and their associations with health costs over time.
Conclusion
Continuous users of certain Long-Term Care services in Taiwan incur different health costs over time, with some patterns leading to slower cost growth.
Supporting Evidence
- 63.9% of users were in the home-based personal care group.
- 8.5% of users were in the home-based medical care group.
- 6.0% of users were in the home-based personal care and medical care group.
- 13.0% of users were in the Reablement group.
- 8.6% of users were in the community care group.
- Users in the PC group had increased health costs compared to the PC/MC group.
Takeaway
The study looks at how people using long-term care in Taiwan spend money on health over time, finding that some types of care cost more than others.
Methodology
The study used Taiwan’s LTC Plan 2.0 database and National Health Insurance Plan claim dataset, employing latent class analysis and generalized estimating equations.
Participant Demographics
Clients who continuously utilized any LTC Plan 2.0 services for six months between 2017 and 2019.
Statistical Information
P-Value
p<0.001
Statistical Significance
p<0.001
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