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KMID : 0895820130230040213
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2013 Volume.23 No. 4 p.213 ~ p.223
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A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Hospitalized Patients with Low Back Pain in Departments of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospitals
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Maeng Tae-Ho
Kim Jong-Yeon
Yi Woon-Sup
Chung Won-Seok
Ko Youn-Seok
Lee Jung-Han
Shin Byung-Cheul
Cha Yun-Yeop
Go Ho-Yeon
Sun Seung-Ho
Jeon Chan-Yong
Jang Bo-Hyoung
Song Yun-Kyung
Go Sung-Gyu
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Abstract
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Objectives : Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reason for people in Korea to visit Korean medical institutions. To assess actual amounts of use in the treatment of LBP in Korean medicine and to provide objective base line data for policy decision making, research regarding the current state of LBP patients` treatment in Korean medical in-stitutions are in need.
Methods : The current study was designed as a retrospective chart review to investigate descriptive characteristics of LBP patients. The clinical records of 304 patients who were hospitalized for the treatment of LBP in Korean rehabilitation medicine inpatient clinics of five different Korean medicine hospitals were analyzed. The percentage of patient charac-teristics such as sex, age, average duration of admission, insurance type, diagnosed LBP related disease code, and rates of interventions applied were assessed.
Results : 1. The female sex was significantly predominant among patients with LBP : 105 patients (34.5%) were male and 199 patients (65.5%) were female. Percentage of the pa-tients` age appeared as followed : 76 people (25.0%) were in their 50s, 64 people (21.1%)were in their 40s, 51 people (16.8%) were in their 30s, 37 people (12.2%) were in their 60s, and 33 people (10.9%) were in their 70s. Approximately half of the total LBP patients in-vestigated were older than 50. 2. The average duration of admission was 16.2 days. Approximately one third (30.3%) of the patients were hospitalized for 8 to 14 days. 3. Female patients tended to stay admitted in hospitals slightly longer than male patients. Elderly (age 60~79) patients stayed in hospitals longer (17.8 days) compared to younger (age 20~39) patients (13.5 days). 4. More than half of the patients (171 cases, 56.3%) had their hospital bills covered with automobile insurance. 40.1% (122 cases) of the patients had medical insurance to cover their hospital bills. The average duration of admission of patients who had automobile insurance was 14.2 days, while that of the patients who had medical insurance was 18.4 days. 5. "Sprain and strain of the lumbar spine and pelvis" was the most commonly used (195 cases, 64.1%) disease code in patients with LBP. Patients diagnosed as "lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy" required the longest admission duration (22.1 days). 6. Herbal medication was applied to all of the patients during admission. Acupuncture was applied to all of the patients except one case diagnosed as spinal stenosis. Physical therapy, cupping therapy, moxibustion therapy, chuna therapy, and pharmacopuncture therapy were applied to 94.7, 92.8, 85.2, 83.9, and 49.7% of the patients, respectively. 7. There were certain differences among Korean medicine hospitals in terms of the LBP patients` duration of admission, type of in-surance, frequency of the disease code use, type of intervention applied.
Conclusions : It is thought that the current study can be used as reference data in as-sessing the current state of LBP treatment in Korean rehabilitation medicine and a basis for future research. Provided improvements of certain limitations of the current study in fu-ture researches, such data would act as better base line data in policy decision making.
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KEYWORD
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Low back pain, Average duration of admission, Disease code, Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Descriptive statistical analysis
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