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KMID : 1129720180350030130
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2018 Volume.35 No. 3 p.130 ~ p.138
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Patient's Perception for Developing Research Questions of a Clinical Practice Guideline of Korean Medicine for Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Survey
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Choi Seo-Young
Bae Ji-Min
Choi Ji-Won
Yang Gi-Young
Lee Byung-Ryul
Kim Kun-Hyung
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this study is to explore patients’ perceptions that deserve attention when designing core questions for a clinical practice guideline of Korean medicine(KM) for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).
Methods : Patients who had been admitted to Pusan National Korean Medicine Hospital from November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016 were invited to the survey. Patients were eligible if they were both clinically and radiologically confirmed as degenerative LSS. The structured questionnaire was distributed by mail and outpatient visits. Questions included types of experienced Korean/Western medical interventions for LSS, their perceived effectiveness on symptoms, the necessity for studies of KM for degenerative LSS, the types of KM interventions to be investigated and the types of outcome measures after treatments. Data were descriptively analysed.
Results : Twenty of thirty-one invited participants responded to the questionnaire. Acupuncture and herbal medicine were the most frequently used KM interventions. Eighteen respondents reported that KM treatments were helpful for their improvement. Sixteen patients who mentioned that research on KM is needed chose acupuncture as the top priority(88%) among KM interventions. The most important outcomes in the view of nineteen respondents included functional recovery (68%) and pain relief (53%). Thirteen respondents (65%) replied that both short-term and long-term outcome were important for them.
Conclusions : Our findings may have limited validity due to the small number of respondents and the potential selection and information bias. Further qualitative studies and large-scale surveys to comprehensively identify patients’ views are warranted.
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KEYWORD
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Korean medicine, degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis, patient survey, Acupuncture research
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