以焦點團體訪談法初探臺灣老年榮民（眷）高就診現象之質性研究

A Qualitative Study With Focus Group Interviewing Approach to Explore High Medical Utilization Behaviors Among Elderly Veterans in Taiwan

The purpose of this study was to explore the phenomenon of high frequency medical care utilizations among elderly veterans in Taiwan. The study population were eleven high medical utilizations among elderly veterans in Taipei and New Taipei City in 2015, the focus group interview method was used to collect qualitative research data. On the basis of a content analysis, after gradually summarizing the important categories, the three main themes of the phenomenon of elderly veterans were formed: 1. The declining bodies left by the aging, 2. Medical behaviors under medical specializations, 3. Self-interpretation of high medical utilizations. The results of this study were used to understand the importance of integrated health care in Taiwan for the elderly veterans. The study also found that the concept of health promotion in successful aging may need to be strengthened and extended. The study results want to provide a reference for medical and health care policies in future.