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March 14, 2026BMC GeriatricsOpen Access

Factors associated with unmet healthcare needs among community-dwelling older adults in South Korea: a cross-sectional study using KNHANES 2023

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HHHeeyoung HwangKJKyeongMin Jang

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis identifies educational and health-related factors affecting healthcare access among older adults in South Korea, suggesting barriers to care need addressing.

Key Points

  • This research aims to identify factors associated with unmet healthcare needs among community-dwelling older adults in South Korea.
  • Used KNHANES 2023 data for analysis
  • Included adults aged ≥ 65 years with complete data
  • Conducted hierarchical complex-sample logistic regression
  • Evaluated predisposing, enabling, need-related factors, and health behaviors
  • Lower educational attainment is linked to higher odds of unmet healthcare needs
  • Need-related factors like dizziness, activity limitations, and poorer health quality contribute to unmet needs
  • Higher health literacy inversely relates to unmet healthcare needs
  • Alcohol use is associated with increased odds of unmet healthcare needs

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Hwang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b4faf0b39f7826a300b8cbhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-026-07330-z
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