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KMID : 0363420070210030125
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2007 Volume.21 No. 3 p.125 ~ p.143
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Research on the Actual Conditions of the Outpatients who Visited the Pediatrics Department in University Oriental Medicine Hospital between 2005 and 2006
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Kim Deog-Gon
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate health and life style of pediatric outpatients who visited the oriental hospital.
Methods: The study was composed of 363 students from elementary school, middle school and high school who visited the pediatrics department in university oriental medicine hospital between 2005 and 2006.
Results: 1. The group wasconsisted with 56% of male and 44% of female student and for the age distribution, 7.4% were elementary school students, 55.6% were middle school students, and 36.9% were high school students. 2. Usually the eldest child tends to visit hosipital more than the younger ones. 3. More than a half of those students’ parent had University education or beyond that. 4. There were more students who had below the level of the height-weight curve than in the higher level. 5. The average study hours of the students were 3.67 hours. An average sleep hours was 6.18 hours. An average exercise hour was 1.16 hours and an average time for watching TV was 1.71 hours. 6. Many students had hard time to concentrate on the studying for a long time. 7. For the question about the reason why they got the poor grade, they answered because of the lower concentration, and they didn’t put much effort on the studying. The most they concern about was their grade. 8. Most of the students who visited the clinic said they did not feel refreshed when they woke up in the morning, and, many of them said that they don’t feel okay. 9. More than an half of the students wear glasses. 10. More than an half of the students answered that they often catch a cold when the weather changes a lot. 11. A lot of them had some digestive problems. 12. As they getting older, they said they often feel back pain and shoulder pain. 13. Many students felt irritated and got mad easily. Many of them felt bored about their study and stressed out because of their tests and the university entrance exams. 14. Most of the female students answered that they have irregular period or cramps. 15. 21% of them usually skip breakfast. 16. Many students enjoyed snacks. Most of them enjoyed snacks after school. As they go into higher grade, they would like to eat at night especially cookies, bread and fruits.
Conclusions: Further studies with larger sample size of students will be neededfor accurate results, and it would be better if we can compare the conditions of the students before treatments and after those.
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KEYWORD
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Student, Health, Pediatrics, Outpatients, OrientalHospital
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