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KMID : 0363620220430040033
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2022 Volume.43 No. 4 p.33 ~ p.51
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A Web-based Survey Research on Clinical Practice Patterns of Korean Medicine Treatment for Degenerative arthritis of hip and finger joints
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Seon Chang-Woo
Hong Ye-Jin
Nam Dong-Woo
Kim Ye-Eun
Kim Min-Jeong
Park Kyung-Bok
Kim Jeong-Rock
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Abstract
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Objectives:This study aimed to understand the current status of clinical practice patterns of Korean medicine in the treatment of degenerative arthritis of the hip and finger joints using web-based survey.
Methods:An e-mail questionnaire survey was conducted with the Korean Medicine Doctor(K.M.D) registered in the Korean Medicine Association. The survey data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel.
Results:Although the response rate of the survey was low, the characteristics of the respondents generally reflected thecharacteristics of the study population. A total of 35.2% of the respondents had heard of the guidelines; however, they did not use them for medical treatment. The reason as answered by 32.8% of the respondents was “not enough treatment time to check the manual and apply it.” More than half (78.80%) answered that they were treating patients with both degenerative hip and finger arthritis; however, the average monthly number of first-time patients was ≤5. A total of 379 (60.9%) respondents answered that “acupuncture is very important,” which was the only one that exceeded the majority compared to other treatments. As a result of the safety investigation, “Acupuncture, herbal medicine, cupping” were considered high in safety, while “Pharmacopuncture and Bee venom acupuncture” were considered low in safety.
Conclusions:This survey helped to determine the current clinical practice patterns of Korean medicine treatments, further providing basic data for CPGs for degenerative arthritis of the hip and finger joints.
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KEYWORD
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Degenerative arthritis of hip and finger joinst, Korean medicine treatment clinical practice patterns, Web-based Survey Research
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