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초기단계 기술의 가치평가 방법론 적용 프레임워크 (Framework for Technology Valuation of Early Stage Technologies)

  • 박현우;이종택
    • 기술혁신학회지
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.242-261
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    • 2012
  • 본 고에서는 연구기관에서 개발된 기술의 기술이전 가격결정을 위해 초기단계 기술의 가치평가를 포함하여 연구개발이 진행됨에 따른 단계별 가치평가 방법을 적용하기 위한 개념적 틀을 구상해보고자 한다. 전통적인 기술가치평가는 암묵적으로 기술이 제품에 적용되는 경쟁기술인 상태를 가정하는 경우가 많다. 그러나 초기단계 기술 또는 경쟁환경에 노출되기 이전 단계의 기술에 대한 가치는 단일의 평가방법만으로 평가하는 데 한계가 존재한다. 따라서 이와 같은 초기단계 기술에 대한 가치평가를 수행하기 위한 방법론 적용의 프레임워크를 제시하고자 하였다.

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기준중위소득 방식을 반영한 보장시설생계급여 지급기준 논리 구성과 시설균등화지수 합리화에 따른 급여수준 (Logical Configuration of Livelihood Benefit Standard for the Institutionalized Recipients under the Standard Median Income Scheme and the Level of Benefit by the Adjusted Equivalence Scale of the Institution)

  • 조준용
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.660-670
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    • 2019
  • 본 연구는 국민기초생활보장제도의 맞춤형 개별급여체계로의 개편에 따른 보장시설 생계급여 지급기준 논리구성을 논의하고, 시설생계급여 수준을 제도의 정합성 차원에서 제시하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 2015년 7월, 국민기초생활보장제도의 개편에 따라, 일반수급자에게는 기준중위소득의 일정 비율에 따른 맞춤형 개별급여 지급기준이 설정되었다. 하지만, 보장시설에서 생활하는 시설수급자들에 대해서는 기존의 필수비목 비용을 반영한 절대적 최저생계비 개념이 적용되고 있었다. 이에 본 연구는 국민기초생활보장제도 개편 취지에 맞도록 시설생계급여 지급기준을 기준중위소득과 연동되도록 하였다. 이를 위해, 첫째, 시설수급자의 생계비목을 문헌연구와 FGI를 통해 도출하고, 둘째, 가계동향조사 4분위 이하 소비자료를 통해 일반생계급여의 반영비를 구하였다. 셋째, 대규모 시설에 불합리하게 적용되었던 시설규모별 균등화지수를 재조정한 뒤, 2019년 시설생계급여를 산출하였다. 향후 이러한 반영비 방식이 지속되기 위해서는 생계비 비목의 소비 성향 변화와 반영비의 안정성을 정기적으로 검토해나가야 하는 과제가 있다.

아동·가족복지학 전공교재의 '입양가족'에 대한 내용분석 - 입양가족의 고정관념과 편견적 서술을 중심으로 - (A Content Analysis of the 'Adopted Family' of Major Textbooks in Child and Family Welfare Studies: With Focus on the Stereotypes of and Prejudiced Descriptions about Adoptive Families)

  • 배지연;이선형
    • 가족자원경영과 정책
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    • 제26권3호
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    • pp.35-48
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    • 2022
  • 이 연구의 목적은 아동·가족복지학 전공교재 내에서 '입양'과 '입양가족'에 대한 편견적 서술에 대한 내용을 분석하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 2017년부터 2021년까지 출간된 아동가족학 전공교재 11권을 표집하여, 집필의 구성과 기술된 내용을 분석하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 입양 및 입양가족에 대한 내용에 있어, 최근 변화된 공개입양문화의 특성과 당사자에 대한 종합적 이해가 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 입양가족(부모, 아동)과 입양기관 등)에 대한 특성 기술에 있어, 일부 편견적 용어의 사용이 발견되어 이에 대한 제고가 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 최근 공개입양문화의 양적·질적인 이해와 입양가족의 사회적 편견에 대한 관점 등을 반영하여 입양가족의 이해를 증진시킬 필요가 있다. 마지막으로 아동(권리)학 뿐 만 아니라 가족복지, 건강가정론 등에서 다양한 가족의 유형으로써 입양에 대한 내용을 전공 서적 안에 포함시킬 수 있도록 하는 사회적 노력이 필요하다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 아동·가족복지학 전공교재의 주제 구성과 내용에 대한 다각적인 검토, 내용 구성의 개편 등 교재 집필의 방향을 제시하였다.

국내에서 간행된 한국학 분야 영문학술지의 연구 동향 분석 (Research Trends in English-Language Journals of Korean Studies Published in Korea)

  • 김민정;이혜은
    • 한국비블리아학회지
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.145-166
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    • 2023
  • 본 연구는 국내에서 간행된 한국학 분야 영문학술지의 연구 동향을 분석하기 위해 수행되었다. 연구의 대상은 A&HCI 및 SCOPUS에 등재된 한국학 분야 영문학술지 4종으로, Korea Journal 768편, The Review of Korean Studies 466편, Seoul Journal of Korean Studies 285편, Acta Koreana 321편 등 총 1,840편을 선정하였다. 이를 대상으로 내용 분석, 저자 분석, 저자 키워드 빈도분석, 토픽모델링을 수행하였다. 연구의 결과 한국학 연구는 인문학, 사회과학, 예술체육학 순으로 이루어지고 있었고, 세 영역 모두 2000년 이후 출판 논문의 수와 범위가 크게 성장하였다. 연구의 대상 시기는 현대, 조선 후기, 근대 일제강점기 순이었다. 논문 저자의 소속 기관은 국내 소속 기관의 저자가 73.34%였으나, 국외 소속 기관 저자의 비율이 지속적으로 증가하고 있었다. 저자 키워드는 'Korea'(41번), 'Buddhism'(20번), 'Koreanwar'(18번) 'Joseon'(18번) 등이 상위 키워드로 도출되었다. 토픽모델링에서는 '한국 문화, 문화 전파 현상', '한국 현대 정치사', '한국 사회 민주화 과정', '일제강점기 시대상', '한국 고유 종교철학', '한국 고대사' 등 총 6가지의 토픽이 확인되었다. 이 연구를 통하여 최근의 국제적인 한국학 학술 커뮤니티의 관심사와 연구영역을 파악할 수 있었다.

한국 "국민의료비의 국내총생산 비중" OECD 평균을 넘어서다 (Korea's Health Expenditures as a Share of Gross Domestic Product Over-Passing the OECD Average)

  • 정형선;신정우;김승희;김명화;김희년;천미경;박지혜;김상현;백세종
    • 보건행정학회지
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    • 제33권3호
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    • pp.243-252
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    • 2023
  • This paper aims to introduce Korea's total current health expenditure (CHE) and National Health Accounts of the year 2021 and their 2022 preliminary figures constructed on the basis of the System of Health Accounts 2011. As CHE includes expenditures for prevention, tracking, and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and compensation for losses to medical institutions from 2020, the details are also introduced. Korea's total CHE in 2021 is 193.3 trillion won, which is 9.3% of gross domestic product (GDP). The preliminary figure in 2022, 209.0 trillion won, exceeded the 200 trillion won line for the first time, and its "ratio to GDP" of 9.7% is expected to exceed the average of Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development member countries for the first time. Korea's health expenditures, which were well controlled until the end of the 20th century, have increased at an alarming rate since the beginning of the 21st century, threatening the sustainability of national health insurance. The increase in health expenditure after 2020 is partly due to a temporary increase in response to COVID-19. However, when considering the structure of Korea's health insurance price hike, where the ratchet effect of increased medical expenses works particularly strongly, it is unlikely that the accelerating growth trend that has lasted for more than 20 years will stop easily. More aggressive policies to control medical expenses are required in the national health insurance which not only constitutes the main financing sources of the Korean health system but also has the most powerful policy means in effect for changes in the health care provision.

중국 간호교육관련 연구실태 분석 (An Analysis of Nursing education Research in China : 1990-1998)

  • 고일선;이춘옥;김경애
    • 한국간호교육학회지
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    • 제5권2호
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    • pp.177-190
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    • 1999
  • This study has been conducted on the basis of the literature review of Nursing Education Research in China from 1990 through August 1998. Its purpose was to support the basic data of nursing education which is risen as major revolutionary of nursing in China and those for exchange of information between Korea-China nursing education. It is retrospective and descriptive research analyzing one hundred eighty articles published in The Journal of China Nursing. The results of the study were as follows. 1. Only 33.3% of the professors of Technical Nursing School who have played of major role of nursing education in China have carried out the study related to nursing education. Baccalaureate program professors have marked 22.2% of all studies, and diploma program professors have done 12.2% of all. Therefore, the professors of above the diploma program have done total 44.4%. It explains that the professors of baccalaureate and diploma programs have done more studies related to nursing education than those of Technical Nursing School. 2. In terms of the study design, most of the studies(38.8%) were case studies introducing the curriculum contents that were done at education institutions. And then, 28.5% were reviewing the articles, and 15.6% were descriptive studies. 3. In terms of the content of the study, 38.3% were relevant to education of Technical Nursing School, 15.0% were about baccalaureate education, and 10.4% is about diploma. 4. To analyze the specific contents of the studies ; a. In baccalaureate program, human resources (professor or teaching), course extension, lab, classes, teaching method, education philosophy, goal of education, evaluation method, and human resource development were included. b. In diploma program, teaching contents evaluation method, teaching method, and educational system were included c. In the technical school, there were qualification of professors , teaching method, evaluation method, opening the courses, teaching contents, goal of education and so on. d. Beyond these, there were practice guidance and appraisement, teaching method, and opening new courses which were not specially indicated as educational curriculum and score management as continuing education. What is above tell us that the study regarding development of university system has been progressed actively and widely. It has been for the effort of revolution which based on the China government force to reform of nursing education process during last 10 years. On the base of the result, we suggest the following questions and the alternatives. 1) Since most articles are case studies related to teaching methods and the others doesn't propose the research method. the study which is applied more exact research method is needed. 2) No study is regarding social change and health policy. Because University program, founded in 1983 is on the beginning point, the research about curriculum have to be taken as a top priority as well as to reflect social needs which are based on social changes and national health policy 3) Only one review article study tells nursing Human resource. To appear in large numbers in nursing manpower, avoid the present hospital nurses training system. Then, the study for manpower development which is able to accomplish in many fields has to be advanced. 4) Most studies did not have literature review processes, so it was impossible for researcher to know the past study tendency and there is no relation among studies as to same subject, the education about research method is needed.

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수술실 CCTV 설치 및 운영에 대한 고찰 (A study on Establishment and Management of the CCTV in Operating Room)

  • 김민지
    • 의료법학
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.109-132
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    • 2019
  • 최근 수술 관련 의료사고가 증가하고, 일부 의료사고가 보건범죄와 연루되었다는 사실이 언론에 보도되었다. 환자단체는 수술실 내 CCTV 설치 및 운영 의무화를 촉구하였고, 이에 대한 이해관계인들의 논의가 활발히 이루어지고 있어 관련 법령에 대한 검토가 필요한 상황이다. 본 연구에서는 수술실 CCTV에 대한 특성을 파악하고, 수술실 CCTV 설치 및 운영에 관련 법령에 대해 비판적으로 검토하고자 한다. 현재 의료기관 내에서 CCTV는 시설물 관리용 및 환자안전관리용을 주목적으로 사용되고, 수술실의 경우 의료기관이 선택적으로 CCTV를 설치 및 운영하고 있다. 헌법은 모든 개인의 사생활 및 통신의 비밀과 자유를 침해받지 않을 권리를 보장하고 있으나, 이는 공공복리를 위해 법률로써 제한할 수 있다고 규정하고 있다. 그러나, 수술실 CCTV 설치 및 운영과 관련하여 법률이 현재 존재하지 않기 때문에 이는 법률의 흠결에 해당할 수 있다. 현 법체계상으로는 수술실 CCTV 설치가 의무화될 경우 정보주체인 의료진의 권리에도 불구하고 보건의료서비스 공급자의 특성상 개인정보자기결정권을 침해받을 가능성이 크다. 또한, 영상정보처리기기운영자의 CCTV 조작 시 열람과 업무 중 알게 되는 비밀의 누설에 관한 제한규정이 미흡한 상태여서 영상정보의 안전성이 위협받을 수 있다. 나아가, 수술실 CCTV의 경우 영상정보 보관기간, 보관장소 등이 명확히 규정되지 않는다면 환자안전과 의료사고 예방이라는 본래 목적에 부합되지 못할 가능성이 크다. 수술실 CCTV 설치 및 운영에 대해서 현재 활발하게 논의가 이루어지고 있고, 관련 의안이 몇 차례 발의되고 있어 이에 대한 법적 검토의 필요성이 증가하고 있지만 이에 관한 선행연구가 거의 없다는 측면에서 본 연구의 의의가 있다. 향후 수술실 CCTV 설치 및 운영 관련 법령 제·개정 시 본 연구 결과를 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

국내 엔젤투자 연구의 특징과 향후 방향은 무엇인가? (What are the Characteristics and Future Directions of Domestic Angel Investment Research?)

  • 김민;최병철;이우진
    • 벤처창업연구
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    • 제18권6호
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    • pp.57-70
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    • 2023
  • 본 연구는 1997년 이후부터 2022년까지 한국연구재단에 등재된 학술문헌을 '엔젤투자' 와 '엔젤투자자' 그리고 '엔젤투자유치' 의 키워드로 검색하여 조사된 문헌들을 연도, 연구주제, 연구방식, 연구대상, 연구방법의 분류를 통해 국내 엔젤투자에 대한 체계적 문헌고찰을 실시하였다. 본 연구를 통해 국내에서 엔젤투자를 주제로 한 연구현황을 분석하여 해외연구대비 상대적으로 부족한 분야의 주제를 제시하였다. 또한, 엔젤투자 연구의 체계적 확장을 위한 연구방향과 관련한 사회과학적 이론을 제시하였다. 그리고 마지막으로 엔젤투자 분야의 연구 활성화를 위해 어떤 부분들이 필요할지 시사점을 제시하였다. 본 연구로 수집된 문헌들을 분석한 결과 국내의 엔젤투자 관련 연구주제는 엔젤투자자의 특성, 벤처창업기업, 제도 및 정책, 엔젤투자의사, 엔젤투자 유형 등에 초점을 두고 있었으며, 향후 연구에서는 엔젤투자 성과분석, 엔젤투자의 사례연구, 그리고 국내 엔젤투자 규모의 성장과 활성화에 도움이 될 수 있도록 연구의 확장이 필요하다는 결론을 도출하였다. 또한, 벤처창업기업, 엔젤투자 유형, 엑설러레이터, 벤처캐피탈, 제도 및 정책 등 특정 변수에 초점을 둔 연구에서 벗어나 크라우드펀딩, 투자수익률 등 엔젤투자에 관련된 다양한 변수관계를 연구 할 필요가 있다. 특히, 앞으로 엔젤투자 성과를 예측하고 해석하는 데 중요한 역할을 하는 다양한 독립변수들과의 관계를 더 자세히 탐구하는 연구가 더욱 필요하다. 또한, 엔젤투자와 투자 의사결정에 영향을 미치는 다양한 변수들에 대한 이론적 구조를 분석하여 이러한 구조에 대한 질적 및 양적연구가 다방면으로 활성화 될 필요가 있다. 본 연구를 통해 향후 엔젤투자 분야에서 보다 다양한 연구가 진행되길 기대하며, 이러한 연구결과들은 국내 엔젤투자의 활성화에도 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

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Publication Report of the Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences over its History of 15 Years - A Review

  • Han, In K.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제15권1호
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    • pp.124-136
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    • 2002
  • As an official journal of the Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies (AAAP), the Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences (AJAS) was born in February 1987 and the first issue (Volume 1, Number 1) was published in March 1988 under the Editorship of Professor In K. Han (Korea). By the end of 2001, a total of 84 issues in 14 volumes and 1,761 papers in 11,462 pages had been published. In addition to these 14 volumes, a special issue entitled "Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition" (April, 2000) and 3 supplements entitled "Proceedings of the 9th AAAP Animal Science Congress" (July, 2000) were also published. Publication frequency has steadily increased from 4 issues in 1988, to 6 issues in 1997 and to 12 issues in 2000. The total number of pages per volume and the number of original or review papers published also increased. Some significant milestones in the history of the AJAS include that (1) it became a Science Citation Index (SCI) journal in 1997, (2) the impact factor of the journal improved from 0.257 in 1999 to 0.446 in 2000, (3) it became a monthly journal (12 issues per volume) in 2000, (4) it adopted an English editing system in 1999, and (5) it has been covered in "Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Science since 2000. The AJAS is subscribed by 842 individuals or institutions. Annual subscription fees of US$ 50 (Category B) or US$ 70 (Category A) for individuals and US$ 70 (Category B) or US$ 120 (Category A) for institutions are much less than the actual production costs of US$ 130. A list of the 1,761 papers published in AJAS, listed according to subject area, may be found in the AJAS homepage (http://www.ajas.snu.ac.kr) and a very well prepared "Editorial Policy with Guide for Authors" is available in the Appendix of this paper. With regard to the submission status of manuscripts from AAAP member countries, India (235), Korea (235) and Japan (198) have submitted the most manuscripts. On the other hand, Mongolia, Nepal, and Papua New Guinea have never submitted any articles. The average time required from submission of a manuscript to printing in the AJAS has been reduced from 11 months in 1997-2000 to 7.8 months in 2001. The average rejection rate of manuscripts was 35.3%, a percentage slightly higher than most leading animal science journals. The total number of scientific papers published in the AJAS by AAAP member countries during a 14-year period (1988-2001) was 1,333 papers (75.7%) and that by non- AAAP member countries was 428 papers (24.3%). Japanese animal scientists have published the largest number of papers (397), followed by Korea (275), India (160), Bangladesh (111), Pakistan (85), Australia (71), Malaysia (59), China (53), Thailand (53), and Indonesia (34). It is regrettable that the Philippines (15), Vietnam (10), New Zealand (8), Nepal (2), Mongolia (0) and Papua New Guinea (0) have not actively participated in publishing papers in the AJAS. It is also interesting to note that the top 5 countries (Bangladesh, India, Japan, Korea and Pakistan) have published 1,028 papers in total indicating 77% of the total papers being published by AAAP animal scientists from Vol. 1 to 14 of the AJAS. The largest number of papers were published in the ruminant nutrition section (591 papers-44.3%), followed by the non-ruminant nutrition section (251 papers-18.8%), the animal reproduction section (153 papers-11.5%) and the animal breeding section (115 papers-8.6%). The largest portion of AJAS manuscripts was reviewed by Korean editors (44.3%), followed by Japanese editors (18.1%), Australian editors (6.0%) and Chinese editors (5.6%). Editors from the rest of the AAAP member countries have reviewed slightly less than 5% of the total AJAS manuscripts. It was regrettably noticed that editorial members representing Nepal (66.7%), Mongolia (50.0%), India (35.7%), Pakistan (25.0%), Papua New Guinea (25.0%), Malaysia (22.8%) and New Zealand (21.5%) have failed to return many of the manuscripts requested to be reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief. Financial records show that Korea has contributed the largest portion of production costs (68.5%), followed by Japan (17.3%), China (8.3%), and Australia (3.5%). It was found that 6 AAAP member countries have contributed less than 1% of the total production costs (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Thailand), and another 6 AAAP member countries (Mongolia, Nepal and Pakistan, Philippine and Vietnam) have never provided any financial contribution in the form of subscriptions, page charges or reprints. It should be pointed out that most AAAP member countries have published more papers than their financial input with the exception of Korea and China. For example, Japan has published 29.8% of the total papers published in AJAS by AAAP member countries. However, Japan has contributed only 17.3% of total income. Similar trends could also be found in the case of Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. A total of 12 Asian young animal scientists (under 40 years of age) have been awarded the AJAS-Purina Outstanding Research Award which was initiated in 1990 with a donation of US$ 2,000-3,000 by Mr. K. Y. Kim, President of Agribrands Purina Korea Inc. In order to improve the impact factor (citation frequency) and the financial structure of the AJAS, (1) submission of more manuscripts of good quality should be encouraged, (2) subscription rate of all AAAP member countries, especially Category B member countries should be dramatically increased, (3) a page charge policy and reprint ordering system should be applied to all AAAP member countries, and (4) all AAAP countries, especially Category A member countries should share more of the financial burden (advertisement revenue or support from public or private sector).

한국의 5개 한의과대학 부속한방병원 재활의학과의 요통 입원 환자에 대한 후향적 기술통계분석 - 입원 기간, 상병명, 치료 방법을 중심으로 - (A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Hospitalized Patients with Low Back Pain in Departments of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospitals)

  • 맹태호;김종연;이운섭;정원석;고연석;이정한;신병철;차윤엽;고호연;선승호;전찬용;장보형;송윤경;고성규
    • 한방재활의학과학회지
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    • 제23권4호
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    • pp.213-223
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    • 2013
  • 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 institutions 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 characteristics 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 patients' 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 investigated 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 insurance, 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 assessing 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 future researches, such data would act as better base line data in policy decision making.