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KMID : 0363620070280040095
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2007 Volume.28 No. 4 p.95 ~ p.103
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The Changes of Health Care Utilization and Cause of Outpatients at an Oriental Medicine Hospital
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Kim Ji-Yong
Park Seong-Sik
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Abstract
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Objectives : The aim of this study was to investigate the changes of attitude toward the oriental medicine for 10 years.
Methods : A questionnaire was done about general characteristic of patient, the decision-maker of use and the reason of choice or alteration for oriental medicine hospital.
Results : The results of this survey are as follows: For 10 years, sex ratio of outpatients is similar, but age distribution is even at all ages. The choice for oriental medicine is more determined by oneself than by others. The recommenders are more variable increasingly. The most common cause of moving from western medicine is to get the more effective treatment. The more the concomitant users are increasing, the more the patients that did not give notice to the western doctor about the dual therapies is increasing, also. The most frequent reason without a notice is "being afraid of western doctor’s bias".
Conclusions : The appropriate transfer system between oriental and western clinic must be constructed and the proper recognition about dual therapies will be needed among patients and especially dual doctors.
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KEYWORD
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oriental medicine, concomitant user, health behavior
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