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KMID : 0363620190400010012
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2019 Volume.40 No. 1 p.12 ~ p.23
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Analysis of Korean Medicine Treatment in Children with Cerebral Palsy
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Jung Hyun-Woo
Heo Young-Jin
Yun Young-Ju
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the aspects of the Korean medicine (KM) treatment among children with cerebral palsy (CP) according to the disease characteristics.
Methods: In a prospective observational multicenter study for children with CP, we analyzed 78 baseline questionnaires of children having experience of KM treatments such as acupuncture and Korean herbal medicine and 43 follow-up data of children who have received KM during the one observation year.
Results: Of all the 182 participants, 38 children were currently getting KM treatment and 40 children have discontinued KM treatment. Children with non-spastic CP and more health problems tended to use KM. The most frequent reason for quitting acupuncture therapy was ‘suffering of children’ and the highest reason of stopping herbal medicine was ‘rejection of children’. Among the 133 participants finished one year follow-up, 43 children have received at least one KM treatment. The average number of acupuncture therapy was twice a week and the average monthly cost of acupuncture therapy and herbal medicine were 65,922 won and 476,003 won, respectively. Children under 32 month old have received significantly more acupuncture and children with non-spastic CP have taken significantly more herbal medicine.
Conclusions: Further study will be required to confirm the effectiveness of KM and increase the utilization of KM among the children with CP. More efforts should be made to increase the convenience of acupuncture therapy and herbal medicine and to expand the insurance coverage of KM for children with CP.
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KEYWORD
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cerebral palsy, Korean medicine, disease characteristics, observational study, acupuncture, herbal medicinr
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