Area-Level Socioeconomic Inequalities in Intracranial Injury-Related Hospitalization in Korea: A Retrospective Analysis of Data From Korea National Hospital Discharge Survey 2008-2015
- 주제(키워드) Area-Level SES , Health Inequality , Hospitalization Rate , Intracranial Injury , Socioeconomic Status , Traumatic Brain Injury
- 등재 SCOPUS
- 발행기관 NLM (Medline)
- 발행년도 2023
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000204010
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e38
초록/요약
BACKGROUND: Although inequality in traumatic brain injury (TBI) by individual socioeconomic status (SES) exists, interventions to modify individual SES are difficult. However, as interventions for area-based SES can affect the individual SES, monitoring or public health intervention can be planned. We analyzed the effect of area-based SES on hospitalization for TBI and revealed yearly inequality trends to provide a basis for health intervention. METHODS: We included patients who were hospitalized due to intracranial injuries (ICIs) between 2008 and 2015 as a measure of severe TBI with data provided by the Korea National Hospital Discharge Survey. Area-based SES was synthesized using the 2010 census data. We assessed inequalities in ICI-related hospitalization rates using the relative index of inequality and the slope index of inequality for the periods 2008-2009, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, and 2014-2015. We analyzed the trends of these indices for the observation period by age and sex. RESULTS: The overall relative indices of inequality for each 2-year period were 1.82 (95% confidence interval, 1.5-2.3), 1.97 (1.6-2.5), 2.01 (1.6-2.5), and 2.01 (1.6-2.5), respectively. The overall slope indices of inequality in each period were 38.74 (23.5-54.0), 36.75 (21.7-51.8), 35.65 (20.7-50.6), and 43.11 (27.6-58.6), respectively. The relative indices of inequality showed a linear trend for men (P = 0.006), which was most evident in the ≥ 65-year age group. CONCLUSION: Inequality in hospitalization for ICIs by area-based SES tended to increase during the observation period. Practical preventive interventions and input in healthcare resources for populations with low area-based SES are likely needed. © 2023 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.
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