"I Can Wait Until I Return Home": Healthcare Utilization among Korean International Students in the U.S.

Autor/in	Jang, Sou Hyun
Titel	"I Can Wait Until I Return Home": Healthcare Utilization among Korean International Students in the U.S.
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 6, S.1804-1814 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jang, Sou Hyun)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1947833
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Access to Health Care; Foreign Students; Semi Structured Interviews; Health Education; Models; Graduate Students; Student Attitudes; Geographic Location; Student Characteristics; Affordances; Barriers; New York (New York); South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Analogiemodell; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Objective: This study aimed to understand healthcare utilization behavior among Korean international students in the U.S. Participants and methods: Seventeen Korean international students in New York City participated in in-depth personal interviews. Results: The participants passively utilized U.S. healthcare by minimizing, avoiding, or delaying needed healthcare. However, they actively utilized transnational healthcare (in Korea) as an alternative strategy. Participants' negative perception of the U.S. healthcare system (as a predisposing factor) influenced healthcare utilization in the U.S. The enabling transnational factors influenced their transnational healthcare utilization. Low perceived need for healthcare (as a need factor) determined the country where they utilized healthcare. Conclusion: Andersen's healthcare utilization model is applicable in explaining healthcare utilization behavior among Korean international students, who could be considered a nontraditional vulnerable population. On-campus health education and promotion may help international students receive timely healthcare, especially those who do not return to their home country routinely. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01