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Costs and Benefits Analysis of the Home Care Service for Terminal Cancer Patients

Purpose: This study was conducted to access the costs and benefits regarding home care service for patients with terminal cancer. Method: The subjects were39 patients who received home care service for calculating costs of home care services, 61 patients who received home care services at home and 70 patients admitted in a hospital were investigated for calculating cost-benefit of home care services. Results: The average cost of home care service received for the 1st time was ₩64,990/service and ₩l6,836/day. The amount of benefits for the home care service among patients with terminal cancer was total of ₩241,718 and the amount of benefit per day in each person was ₩l88,611. Annual estimate of social cost benefit with home care service was ₩95.100,000,000. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that home care service for the patients with terminal cancer is effective given the restricted utilization of medical resources. Furthermore, improving the quality of life of terminal patients with their family will be made possible through home care service.