Rehabilitation Inpatient Cases' Willingness to Received Rehabilitation Therapy in Long -Term Care Insurance Program

[[abstract]]Background and purpose: In the face of the domestic aging population and medical resources are limited. The proposed long-term care insurance on how to consistently construct people's expectations and meet the needs of the rehabilitation service delivery model has become an important subject for the nation and the rehabilitation profession. In this case-study, the application of the Health Belief Model's of inpatient rehabilitation on long-term care insurance program after receiving rehabilitation services will show whether or not a patient will return for physical therapy care. Methods: This study used a structured questionnaire to collect the four central hospitals inpatient rehabilitation of disability cases, including cases of personal information, medical conditions, the Health Belief Model, and that run after the long term care insurance, is intended to reveal the willingness of patients to accept rehabilitation . The interviews from where the data was collected which contained a total of 208 valid questionnaires had a response rate that was 89%. Results: The mean age was 62 years old for males with an elementary education, who were married, who relied on their families as the main source of income, who needed to use aids, and were living mainly on the second floor or above without the lift. Further analysis after the selection of cases discharged from rehabilitation services in hospitals showed that the generally households whose rehabilitation commuting distance was shorter had higher benefits. Moreover, after receiving a long-term care insurance, patients' willingness to re-enter into rehabilitation services were higher. Conclusion: Overall, Nearly ninety percent of the patients in these case-studies will want and need rehabilitation therapy after discharge. The analysis suggests that every hospital should focus on the characteristics of the case-study and pay attention to patients on an individual basis. For the special needs cases, the hospitals should offer immediate and detailed information to the patients who have a greater need in order to make future rehabilitation of long term care policies more effective upon the service delivery model