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KMID : 0861120130170020029
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Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine
2013 Volume.17 No. 2 p.29 ~ p.46
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Nationwide Study on the Usage and Characteristics of Patients Visiting Korean Medical Facilities - Based on the Treatment of Major Disorders, Effectiveness, Satisfaction and Occurrence Rate of Side Effects From the Ministry of Welfares Report on Usage and Consumption of Korean Medicine in 2011 -
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Lee Sun-Dong
Park Hae-Mo
Yang Jun-Mo
Jo Jae-Goog
Kim Hyun-Do
Choi Sung-Yong
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Abstract
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A survey conducted on 1,103 patients orcaretakers visited Korean medicalclinics and hospitals between August25,2011toSeptember30,2011by theMinistry ofHealth and Welfaresand Korea InstituteforHealthandSocialAffairswasanalyzedandobtainedfollowingresults:1.Forsociodemographicdistribution,female(813)outnumberedmale(290)patientswithmajority of patientsranging from 30sto60s.Married patients(793)outnumbered unwed (150)patientsand 65.0% with higherthan high schooleducation.Statisticalsignificancewasseen in gender,age,maritalstatus,andeducationlevelbutnosignificantdifferenceforstatusofemployment,income level,and typesofinsurancebetween the clinics and hospitals.(P<0.05).45.1% had lessthan ￦2,000,000inmonthlysalaryandmostofcoveragewasprovidedbyeitherregionalorworkinsurance. 2.67.9% ofthepatientsratedhealthconditionstobebetterthanaverageand32.1% listedaspoor. PeopleingoodhealthshowedtendencytovisitKoreanmedicalfacilities.Musculo-skeletalconditions such as arthritis,ankle sprain,lumbago,muscular injury,and frozen shoulder were common conditions,followedbygastricdisorders,commoncoldandherbaltonics.Nosignificantdifference wasobservedbetweentheclinicsandhospitalsforaboveconditions,butsignificancewasseenin atopicdermatitis,stroke,andsequelafrom trafficaccidents(P<0.05). 3.TenmostcommonconditionsaddressedatKoreanmedicalfacilitieswerelumbago,arthritis,muscular injury, backsprain, gastricdisorders, anklesprain, commoncold, herbaltonics, frozenshoulderand stroke.Majortreatmentmodalitiesrenderedwereherbalmedicine,herbalsupplements,acupuncture and moxibustion,cupping,tuina,and Korean medicalphysicaltherapy.No significantdifference existedbetweentheclinicsandhospitals. 4.Allmodalitiesshowedatleast85% effectiveness.Nostatisticalsignificantdifferencebetweentheclinics andhospitalsexceptforherbaldecoction.(P=0.0452)5.88.3% ofresponsesshowedtreatmentsatisfactionwithsignificantdifferencebetweentheclinicsand hospitals (P=0.002).The occurrence ofside effects was at2%,mostly coming from treating digestive,skin,kidney disordersand neurologicalissues.No significantdifference wasobserved betweentheclinicsandhospitals. From theaboveresults,thetypicalpopulationvisitingKoreanmedicalfacilitiescanbesummarizedas being middle aged female with relatively highereducation and moderately low income.The health conditionisgenerallygoodandthepurposeofvisitistoreceivetraditionaltreatmentsofacupuncture,herbalmedicine,andphysicaltherapy.Treatmentefficacyandsatisfactionwerehighwithnosignificant.
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KEYWORD
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Nationwide Study, Patients, Usage and Consumption, Korean Medicine
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