Abstract

Objective: To describe the demand for home care services of people in Ha Long, Quang Ninh in 2020.

Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to collect data from 450 participants representing 450 households at 5 wards in Ha Long City. Data were collected by using questionnaire to interview.

Results: The research results show the most demands home care services are examination and treatment at home for patients (84.9%), bathing and changing the umbilical bandage at home for infants (77.8%), home care support for mothers with children under 6 months (70%). In addition, Some services with a low rate of demand from the people such as: Film photography, ultrasound, electrocardiogram (53.3%), care for patients at the end of life (55.1%), services of questioning, reading film, reading test results, exploring functions, consulting from a distance (54.2%).

Conclusion: The people who lives in Ha Long City have the high demand for home care services. So that it is very necessary to enhance care services in Ha Long.