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KMID : 0615720170340030049
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2017 Volume.34 No. 3 p.49 ~ p.58
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Analysis of Western-Korean cooperative treatment in hospital-care of patients with dementia
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Lee Jung-Hee
Choi Hong-Sik
Kim Jae-Soo
Kim Sang-Ho
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to provide data to guide dementia health-care policy in Korea and to establish the position of Korean medical specialists in long-term care hospitals by analyzing the data of dementia inpatients. We analyzed the actual condition of dementia patients in care hospital and the effect of Western-Korean cooperative medicine on the progress of dementia.
Methods: From January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, inpatients who were diagnosed with dementia at Mungyeong municipal long-term care hospital and admitted for more than 3 months were enrolled. Their medical records and simple tests were analyzed retrospectively.
Results: We examined the detailed diagnosis, including both main and sub diagnosis, and Alzheimer disease dementia, at 97%, was the most common. At the time of admission, Korean Version of the Mini-Mental State Exam (K-MMSE) analysis showed that severe dementia affected 52%, and most were rated as Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) 6. Based on the admission date, the results of a simplified test applied to the dementia patients every 6 months showed an maintain in the K-MMSE and GDS scores in 83%.
Conclusion: The results of this study show that the rate of progression of dementia is somewhat lower in inpatients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s who have received Western-Korean cooperative treatment. However, due to institutional limitations, long-term inpatients such as those with dementia do not receive active traditional Korean medical treatment; hence, it is necessary to improve the national institution of traditional Korean medicine in long-term care hospitals.
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KEYWORD
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Care hospital, Korean medical treatment, Dementia, MMSE, GDS
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