Evaluation of difficulty in making hospital by each transportation mode in depopulated area - Using National Health Insurance Data
Last modified: 2019-03-04
Abstract
Analysis procedure is as follows. First, principal component analysis considering regional charasteristics in hakui-city in terms of neighborhood units was evaluated. Second, Utilizing National Health Insurance Data in Hakui-city, number of patients by diseases were examined for each district. As a result of this analysis using principal component analysis and National Health Insurance Data, it became possible to evaluate accessibility and to examine the details of the number of aged patients by disease in Hakui-City in terms of neighborhood units. The authors conclude that result of this analysis is an important suggestion for revitalizing regional public transportation and measures to realign it. These results can be effectively utilized to solve problems in the area with similar problems in Japan. It is expected that Japan's aging will proceed further in the future, then, one of results of this study which is accessibility for aged patients is useful to take some countermeasures for aged patient in Japan.