Health Policy and Management (보건행정학회지)

Korean Academy of Health Policy and Management (한국보건행정학회)
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Factors Influencing Union Members' Participation in the Korean Health Cooperatives

의료생활협동조합 조합원의 참여에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Kim, Kwang-Myo (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Eunyoung (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Kun-Sei (Department of Preventive Medicine, Konkuk University Chungju Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) ;
  • You, Myoungsoon (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Chang-Yup (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
  • 김광묘 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 박은영 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 이건세 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 예방의학교실) ;
  • 유명순 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 김창엽 (서울대학교 보건대학원)
  • Received : 2014.08.29
  • Accepted : 2014.12.01
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that affect the participation of union members who involved in the Korean health cooperatives. Methods: Questionnaires were collected from 1,041 respondents who voluntarily participated in seven health cooperatives. In order to verify the hypothesis, collected data were analyzed using binomial logistic regression. Results: Longer tenure, higher collective motive, organizational age were associated with types of participation. In operative participation, marital status, higher reward motive, better accessibility to the cooperatives influenced concern about the high-level participation. Organizational age were associated with the high-level participation in management participation. Longer tenure, interaction with staff, management participation were involved in additional investment. Conclusion: This is the first study to statistically prove that the influencing factors on the participation in the health cooperatives. Based on these findings, the provision of differentiated strategies should be useful for increase of participation.

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