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KMID : 1101520150190010017
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Journal of Korean Society for Neurotherapy
2015 Volume.19 No. 1 p.17 ~ p.23
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A Study on Characteristics of Patients with Physical Therapy Services in Seoul
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Hwang Byung-Yong
Lee Sang-Ho
Chung Sang-Mi
Moon Je-Kang
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to examine general characteristics and traits of treatment areas by age of 273 patients who
received physical therapy services in seoul metropolitan government gangbuk-gu community health center.
Methods: This study was based on records and computational data on 273 patients who received physical therapy services in seoul metropolitan government gangbuk-gu community health center from January 2 to December 31, 2013.
Results: The results are as follows: Regarding general characteristics of the subjects, the rate of females was higher at 66.7% than that of males at 33.3%. As for age, the rate of those in their 70 was highest at 39.5% and regarding disease name, the rate of those who had degenerative arthritis(DA) was highest at 91.2%. The rate of those who were exempted from medical fees was 76.9% and the rate of those who were not classified disabled was 83.5%. The rate of those whose treatment time was 45 minutes was 93.8%. The lumbar area was the area most treated by physical therapy; The rate of those who received physical therapy to the lumbar area was 26.7% in th their 70s or older, 9.9% in those aged between 60 and 69, and 9.5% in those aged under 60. There were no statistically significant differences in treated areas according to age (p＞0.05).
Conclusion: Through this study, efforts to improve physical therapy services for the elderly with chronic DA who are 60 or older accounting for a majority of physical therapy service users in community service centers and to enhance users’ satisfaction by applying detailed rehabilitation exercise programs for frequently treated areas in all age groups are needed.
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KEYWORD
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Community health center, Physical therapy services, Degenerative arthritis, Lumbar
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