A Study on the Hospitalization of Inpatients in Daegu Metropolitan City to Medical Institutions in the Seoul Metropolitan Area During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Objectives: This study analyzed the characteristics and factors of medical use in the metropolitan area of hospitalized patients living in Daegu Metropolitan City in unmet medical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The results of frequency analysis, cross-analysis, and logistic regression analysis using in-depth discharge damage survey data from January 20, 2020 to December 31, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic are as follows. Results: Excluding gender, age, residential area, hospitalization route, main diagnosis, presence of surgery, and severity had a statistically significant effect on medical use in the metropolitan area. In particular, patients aged 19-44 had a high impact on medical use in the metropolitan area, and in the residential area, medical use in the metropolitan area was high in all autonomous districts based on the West. In addition, the use of medical care in the metropolitan area was high in the order of factors affecting neurological diseases, neoplasms, health conditions, and contact with health services based on main diagnosis and others. Conclusions: Through this study, it is expected to be used as basic data for improving health medical services system in Daegu Metropolitan City.