National Trends in the Prevalence of Unmet Health Care and Dental Care Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Study in South Korea, 2009-2022.
Yeji KimSoeun KimSomin LeeJaeyu ParkAi KoyanagiLee SmithMin Seo KimGuillaume FondLaurent BoyerGuillermo F López SánchezElena DragiotiHyeon Jin KimHayeon LeeYejun SonMinji KimSunyoung KimDong-Keon YonPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2024)
Our study is the first to analyze national unmet health care and dental care needs in South Korea using nationally representative, long-term, and large-scale data from the KCHS. We found that while unmet health care needs decreased during COVID-19, the decline was slower compared with previous periods. This suggests a need for more targeted interventions to prevent unmet health care and dental care needs.