| Keywords |
u-Health care ; Visiting health care |
| Abstract |
This study was done to testify the differences of health indexes before and after u-Health care introduction. The individuals were 161 people who were being registered and managed by visiting health nurses (VHNs) for 1 year at a community public health center located in Seoul and their diagnosis was hypertension or diabetes melitus. Their medical records and interview data were investigated and analyzed using SPSS 12.0 program. Results are as follows: 1. The average age of subjects was 72.1 years old. The gender proportion were 24.8% in men and 75. 2% in women. And disease distribution were 76.4% in hypertension and 23.6% in diabetes mellitus. According to the guidelines for VHNs, 96.9% of individuals were belonged in ‘the second group’ namely periodical management one. 2. We could find that all most health indexes were well controled after the u-Health care introduction, eg; 10 of 11 items in health examination, all of 4 items in life-style, all of 5 items in health perception and 5 of 6 subjects indexes in health education. In conclusion, the u-health care is contributable and effective in visiting health care services. |