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KMID : 0363420170310040061
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2017 Volume.31 No. 4 p.61 ~ p.70
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A Survey on Rehabilitation Therapists’ Understandings about Traditional Korean Medicine Treatments for Developmentally Delayed Children
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Kweon Ji-Hyeon
Yun Young-Ju
Oh Tae-Young
Kim Bu-Young
Lee Mi-Joo
Lee Seung-Yeon
Yu Sun-Ae
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this survey is to know the rehabilitation therapists’ awareness on the oriental medicine treatments for developmentally delayed children.
Methods: We distributed questionnaires to 370 rehabilitation therapists and collected 260 of them. We analyzed the data from the collected 260 questionnaires.
Results:
1. 60% of the participants didn’t know what the oriental medicine treatment pertains.
2. 28% of the participants were aware the benefits of the oriental medicine treatment, especially in improving physical fitness and general health.
3. 30% of the participants worried about the side effect of the oriental medicine treatment such as increasing liver somatic index, changing of body weight, muscle stiffness or pain.
4. 53% of the participants said they refer to western medicine primary care doctor when parents of young patients ask rehabilitation therapists about the oriental medicine treatment option for their children.
5. Many participants think that the oriental treatment option should be widely recognized and understood.
Conclusions: This study shows that the rehabilitation therapists’ low awareness about the oriental medicine treatment option for developmentally delayed children.
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KEYWORD
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Developmental delay, Oriental treatment, Investigation of awareness
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