Equity in Health for the Elderly in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Ruey-Jy Lin, 林瑞芝
• Other Authors: Chao-Hsiun Tang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/01510477551059098457

碩士 === 臺北醫學大學 === 醫務管理學系 === 94 === The purpose of this study is focused on the equity in health for the elderly in Taiwan. Taiwan is already in the elderly society. Many countries in the World face the serious elderly health equity issues. The data was used by the Longitudinal Study on Health and Living Status of the Elderly in Taiwan in1999 and conducted by Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health in Taiwan. The total number of elderly involved in this survey was 2,310 over 70 years of age at the time of 1999. This study will be analysis the impact on the elders’ physical and psychological health based on elders’ economic social status, include elders’ wealth (owner of the household or not) and yearly income, and the education background. The result of this study indicated that the elders’ wealth, income, and educational background have significantly difference on elders’ physical status with or without the controlling variables. The controlling variable are elders’ self evaluation on his and her own health, medical expenses, chronic disease, age, sex, living with the kids, and residential area. For elders’ psychological health was effected by the elders’ income and education without considering the controlling variables. Under the controlling variables, the elders’ psychological health will be only effect by the income. In conclusion, when the elders’ own the household, with higher income and higher education background will have better physical health. When the elders’ have higher income and education background also will have better psychological health. The results hope can be used for references by the government when they are making decision on the elders’ social benefits.