Clinical Investigation of Survey and Test in Korean Oriental Pediatrics

한방소아과 설문지 및 검사에 관한 임상현황연구

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Korean oriental pediatrics hospitals are using their feedback surveys to improve their medical conditions. Methods We selected 24 oriental medicine university hospitals and sent surveys to investigate. 15 of those surveys were analyzed. Results The results were classified as follows; Only 9 of university hospital said that they are currently using their feedback surveys to improve their services. Question for asking the purpose of doing their feedback surveys, 58.3% of hospital responded to get some information for diagnosis, 25% of them said to see the progress of treatment of specific disease, and 16.7% answered for using their data to the further studies. The question about the reason why hospital were need to make these feedback surveys, 46.2% of them answered to apply better service, 38.4% of them said to post medical journal. The question for asking what do oriental medical hospitals check from feedback surveys, 40% of them said they check Ryodoraku, 33.3% was pulse diagnostic apparatus, EAV(Electro-puncture According to Voll) was 26.7%. The classification according to purpose of test resulted as follows; information for diagnosis was 48.1%, the progress of a disease was 37.3%. In addition oriental medical test there were blood test, radiological test, brain waves test, Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis(HTMA), ultrasonic test, body composition analysis. Conclusions Further clinical research is necessary for improvement of using the feedback survey effectively.