Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine (대한예방한의학회지)

Society of Preventive Korean Medicine (대한예방한의학회)
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A Study on the Characteristics of the Awareness and Satisfication Level of Musculoskeletal Patients and Non-Musculoskeletal Patients that Use Korean Medical Institutions

한방의료기관 이용자 중 근골격계질환자와 비근골격계질환자의 인식도 및 만족도 특성연구

  • Sung, Angela Dongmin (Department of Policy Development, National Development Institute of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Sung Young (Seoul Metropolitan Government Big data division) ;
  • Park, Minjung (National Agency for Development of Innovative technologies in Korean Medicine, National Development Institute of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Sung, Soo-Hyung (Department of Policy Development, National Development Institute of Korean Medicine)
  • 성동민 (한국한의약진흥원 정책본부 공공정책팀) ;
  • 최성용 (서울특별시청 빅데이터담당관) ;
  • 박민정 (한국한의약진흥원 한의약혁신기술개발사업단) ;
  • 성수현 (한국한의약진흥원 정책본부 공공정책팀)
  • Received : 2020.11.25
  • Accepted : 2020.12.17
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

Background : The study aimed at examining the awareness and satisfaction level of Korean medicine treatment of musculoskeletal patients and non-musculoskeletal patients. Method : The frequency and percentage were calculated to identify the overall characteristics, and to identify the characteristics of the respondents who visited the hospital to treat musculoskeletal diseases and those who visited for the treatment of non-musculoskeletal diseases, the correlation between the variables was analyzed using the chi-square analysis (χ2-test). Furthermore, analysis items were compared depending on detailed diseases within the musculoskeletal disorder (lumbar pain, sprains, arthritis, frozen shoulders, spondylitis, disc) Result : Respondents who used Korean medicine for the purpose of treating musculoskeletal diseases had answered that costs involved in Korean medicine was expensive, and answered that herbal decoction was the preferred Korean medicine treating method for expanding health insurance benefits. Regarding the safety awareness of Korean medicinal herbs, responses that said it was safe was high, and their willingness to use and recommend Korean medicine in future was also high. Respondents who used Korean medicine for the purpose of treating musculoskeletal diseases said they were overall satisfied along with the attitude of Korean medical doctors, treatment results, and costs of treatments. Conclusion : The study was aimed at securing basic data to indirectly identify the national demand for Korean medicine, through investigating the level and degree of differences that exist in the perception and satisfication level and further find a point where policy intervention is possible in future.

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