Original scientific paper
Getting some Insight into the Home Care Nursing Service in Croatia
Diana Kostanjšek
; Health Centre Zagreb-East, Family Practice Njego{eva, Zagreb, Croatia
Vlatka Topolovec Nižetić
; Health Centre Zagreb-Centar, Family practice Utrina, Zagreb, Croatia
Željko Razum
; Family Practice »Dr. @eljko Razum«, Zagreb, Croatia
Luka Kovačić
; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, School of Public Health »Andrija [tampar«, Department of Social Medicine and Organization of Health Care, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Croatia, as the other Western societies are facing with the increasing share of the population over 65 years and consequently
with more care-dependant people. Community living and care, including home care, is stimulating not just because
of efficiency of care but also because of the people`s preferences that home is a place of emotional and physical associations,
memories and comfort. The aim of the study was to see if there is lack or surplus of Home care nursing services
within the health care system. Data from the Croatian Health Insurance Fond Data base were analysed. The results of
this research indicated that the number of inhabitants per one home nurse and physiotherapist contracted by the Croatian
Health Insurance Fond was below the defined Standard. The average number of inhabitants per one home care
nurse contracted by the CHIF for 2013 was 3373.9 compared to 3500 defined by the Standard. There was found also the
huge regional differences in their distributions. The average number of contracted home physiotherapists for the same
year was 9805.2 in comparison to the Standard, which was setup at the level of 15000 inhabitants per one physiotherapist.
Keywords
home care; home care nursing service; primary health care; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
147534
URI
Publication date:
29.12.2014.
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