Background:The absence of effective antiviral medications and vaccines increased the focus on non-pharmaceutical preventive behaviors for mitigating against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.To examine current status practiced during COVID-19 outbreak factors affecting behavioral activities, we compared to 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) in Korea.Methods: This was a serial cross-sectional population-based study Korea with four surveys conducted June 2 25,...

This study aimed to assess the affective and cognitive risk perceptions in general population of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) during 2015 MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak South Korea influencing factors.Serial cross-sectional design with four consecutive surveys.Nationwide Korea.Overall 4010 respondents (aged 19 years over) from MERS-CoV epidemic were included.The main outcome measures (1) perception, (2) (3) trust government. Multivariate logistic regression models used...

This study aimed to assess the correlation between political ideologies, government trust, and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in South Korea during pandemic. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among Korea's general population 1000 respondents (aged 18 years older) were included. We used multivariate logistic regression models identify factors associated with hesitancy. Respondents who self-identified as liberal or held "no opinion" had higher rates of than conservative respondents. People's...

This study examined the public's preventive behavioral responses during 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak in Korea and influencing factors. Two cross-sectional telephone surveys were conducted by Gallup using random digit dialing June (n = 2004). The main outcome variables nonpharmaceutical measures (survey (1): Measures for reducing transmission (handwashing, face masks); survey (2): avoiding contact with others). Multiple logistic regression was used to...

In the real world, environmental and social risks coexist, interactions among these multiple necessitate research on risk perception in a multi-risk context. This study aims to explore how public perceives investigate differences based sociodemographic factors. Based classification of United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, 14 were investigated through web-based survey 1,035 individuals from South Korea. We employed latent class model (LCA) identify confounding sources perceptions...

Excess all-cause mortality is helpful to assess the full extent of health impact, including direct and indirect deaths coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The study aimed estimate overall regional excess during pandemic in Korea.We obtained death data population statistics from January 2010 December 2020. expected 2020 was estimated using a quasi-Poisson regression model. model included year, seasonal variation, cold wave (January), average counts previous month, population. defined as...

Since the reformation of National Health Insurance Act in 2000, Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) Republic Korea has performed quality assessments for healthcare providers. The HIRA Value Incentive Program (VIP), established July 2007, provides incentives excellent-quality institutions disincentives poor-quality ones. program is implemented based on data collected between 2007 December 2009. goal VIP to improve overall care decrease gaps among institutions. Thus far, targeted acute...

Increase in travel time, beyond a critical point, to emergency care may lead residential disparity the outcome of patients with acute conditions. However, few studies have evaluated evidence time benchmarks view association between and outcome. Thus, this study aimed establish optimal hospital access (OHAT) for South Korea. We used nationwide healthcare claims data collected by National Health Insurance System database Claims 445,548 who had visited centers January 1, 2006 December 31, 2014...

Objectives: Public release of and feedback (here after public release) on institutional (clinics hospitals) cesarean section rates has had the effect reducing rates.However, compared to isolated intervention, there was scant evidence repeated releases (RPR) rates.The objectives this study were evaluate RPR for rates.Methods: From January 2003 July 2007, nationwide monthly data (1 951 303 deliveries at 1194 institutions) analyzed.We used autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA)...

Endoscopic resection (ER) is a minimally invasive treatment for early gastric cancer (EGC) with low risk of lymph node metastasis (LNM). Recently, tumor budding (TB) has emerged as potential predictor LNM in EGC. We assessed the clinical significance modified TB (mTB) that excludes signet ring cell component and compared several assessment methods. Two hundred eighty-nine patients EGC at Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital from 2010 to 2021 were enrolled. In univariate analysis, age, size, depth...

Risk perception research, targeting the general public, necessitates study of multi-faceted aspects perceived risk through a holistic approach. This aimed to investigate association between two dimensions COVID-19, i.e., as feeling and analysis, trust in current government, political ideologies, socio-demographic factors South Korea. used year-long repeated cross-sectional design, which national sample (n = 23,018) participated 23 consecutive telephone surveys from February 2020 2021. Most...

Background and purpose Previous studies on the weekend effect—a phenomenon where stroke outcomes differ depending whether occurred a weekend—mostly targeted ischemic showed inconsistent results. Thus, we investigated effect 30-day mortality in patients with or hemorrhagic considering confounding of severity staffing level. Methods We retrospectively analyzed data hospitalized for between January 1, 2015, December 31, 2018, which were extracted from claims database National Health Insurance...

Objectives Access to a delivery unit is major factor in determining maternal morbidity and mortality. However, there little information about the optimal access time unit. This study aimed establish hospital (OHAT) for pregnant women South Korea. Design Nationwide cross-sectional study. Setting We used National Health Insurance System database of Participants analysed data 371 341 who had experienced pregnancy 2013. Primary secondary outcome measures was defined as required travel from...

Background and Objectives: The prediction of the prognosis effect neoadjuvant therapy is vital for patients with advanced or unresectable colorectal carcinoma (CRC). Materials Methods: We investigated several tumor microenvironment factors, such as intratumoral budding (ITB), desmoplastic reaction (DR), Klintrup-Mäkinen (KM) inflammation grade, tumor-stroma ratio (TSR) in pretreatment biopsy samples (PBSs) collected from CRC. A total 85 74 rectal carcinomas 11 colon cancers treated at our...

Background: Although effective care for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is well known, considerable inadequate has been still existed.Variations in achievement of the recommended quality indicators inT2DM among small areas are not known Korea.This study examined T2DM and its geographical variations.Methods: We used national health insurance database screening database.Seven were to evaluate continuity (medication possession ratio), process (hemoglobin A1c test, lipid profile, microalbuminuria eye...

Purpose: The government of the Republic Korea funded more than ￦15 trillion to healthcare providers counter COVID-19. This study was conducted examine perception funding program; analyze it; and explore its future direction better prepare for upcoming pandemics.Methods: In-Depth Interview (IDI) carried out 16 subjects including doctors, policymakers, professors from 7<sup>th</sup> June 13<sup>th</sup> July 2021.Results: Every participant agreed that subsidy made a...

As patients in South Korea play the main role choosing healthcare providers, understanding their attitudes and beliefs toward medical institutions is essential. This study evaluated public’s perspectives on doctors local clinics. A face-to-face interview survey was conducted with 1000 participants who represent Korean adult population. The questionnaire consisted of four domains: personal information; trust level for nine professionals, including doctors; utilization behavior regarding...

Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance risk-adjusted mortality models for colorectal cancer surgery. Methods We investigated patients (n=652) who had undergone surgery (colectomy, colectomy rectum and sigmoid colon, total colectomy, proctectomy) at five teaching hospitals during 2008. Mortality defined as 30-day or in-hospital surgical mortality. Risk-adjusted were constructed using claims data (basic model) with addition TNM staging (TNM model), physiological...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a global shortage of medical resources; therefore, we investigated whether COVID-19 impacted the quality non-COVID-19 hospital care in Korea by comparing standardized mortality rates (HSMRs) before and during pandemic.This retrospective cohort study analyzed Korean National Health Insurance discharge claim data obtained from January June 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. Patients' in-hospital deaths were classified according most responsible...

South Korea has utilized its National Health Insurance (NHI) system to adjust the medical fees payable for healthcare services, financially support frontline providers combating COVID-19. This study evaluated composition of such adjustments fees-made secure resource surge capacity against pandemic-in Korea.Descriptive statistics and schematization were employed analyze 3,612,640 COVID-19-related NHI claims from January 1, 2020, June 30, 2021. COVID-19 suspected confirmed cases based on...

Background: Disparities in emergency care accessibility exist between health service areas (HSAs). There is limited evidence on whether the presence of an department (ED) that exceeds a certain hospital bed capacity associated with patient outcomes at regional level. The objective this study was to evaluate effect HSAs or without local centers 300 more beds (EC300 nEC300, respectively) by comparing 30-day mortality patients severe diseases (SEDs) admitted through ED. Methods: retrospectively...

Purpose: After the declaration by World Health Organization signaling conclusion of COVID-19 pandemic, most countries lifted mandatory mask-wearing regulations. This study aimed to investigate factors such as risk perception and political ideology associated with continued adherence among specific populations, particularly when it is no longer deemed necessary. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional including sample 1001 respondents stratified sex, age (≥ 18 years), region from January 31...

Risk perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic changed economic expectations and shaped individuals’ consumption investment choices, thereby worsening its social damage. This study investigated associations between risk using a South Korean dataset collected during pandemic. The results logistic regression conducted on 1,001 participants revealed that greater were significantly associated with negative at both national household levels. Affective perception had large significant association all...