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KMID : 0377619930580110797
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Korean Jungang Medical Journal
1993 Volume.58 No. 11 p.797 ~ p.807
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A Study on the Sick Role Behavior of Outpatients in Urban and Rural Hospitals
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Abstract
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In order to know the sick role behavior of outpatients who visiting the Hospitals in City and Rural, this questionnaire survey was conducted from Dec, 1990 to Feb, 1991 in the five selected hospitals; 3 general hospitals in Taejeon City al d 2 general hospitals in Chungnam provincial for 876 outpatients.
The major findings of this survey were as follows:
1. A total of 49.3 % of the study population were male and female were 50.7 % and average age were 40.14 years old.
2. The average time spent on diagnosis and treatment in hospitals was 138.6 minutes, the spent times were longer in hospitals in city than one in Rural area.
3. The average time spent on diagnosis and treatments by departments was 168.7 min. in internal medicine, 136.1 min. in orthopedic surgery, 104.4 min. in obstetrics and gynecology, 86.8 min. in general surgery, 81.4 min. in pediatrics.
4. The previous medical facility from which patients were transport were 37.2 % in clinic, 16.4 % in hospital, 4.2 % in health center and subcenter and 38.8 % in no transfarted medical facility.
5. The Routes of hospital choice were 30.9 % in patients´ own first choice, 35.8
in transferred from other facility on patients´ own decision, 26.5 % in recommended by other medical facility.
6. The reasons of hospital choice were 32.1 % in previous experience and familiarity, 26.6 % in bad treatments in previous hospitals, 28.0 % in good facility and equipment.
7. The dissatisfaction against currently treating hospital were 58.9 % in long waiting time, 16.4 % in insufficient explanation of disease, 16.5 % in unkindness, 13.4 % in diagnosis time is too short, 26.6 % in no dissatisfaction.
8. The attitude on medical care delivery system were 34.8 % in acceptable, 23.4 % in not acceptable, 36.5 % in don´t know.
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