The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

The Society of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회)
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Comparative Analysis of Patients Visiting Department of Korean Internal Medicine in a Korean Medicine Hospital Before and During COVID-19 - From July 2018 to June 2021 at Wonkwang University Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital -

COVID-19 전후 단일 한방병원 한방내과 내원환자들에 대한 비교 분석 - 2018년 7월부터 2021년 6월까지 원광대학교 전주한방병원을 중심으로 -

  • Lee, Ji-eun (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Shin, Yong-jeen (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Shin, Sun-ho (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Jeonju Korean Medicine Hospital)
  • 이지은 (원광대학교 전주한방병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 신용진 (원광대학교 전주한방병원 내과학교실) ;
  • 신선호 (원광대학교 전주한방병원 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2021.11.17
  • Accepted : 2021.12.20
  • Published : 2021.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the healthcare utilization behavior of patients visiting the department of Korean internal medicine in the Korean medicine hospital of Wonkwang University in Jeon-ju from July 2018 to June 2021. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 26,108 patients and sorted the data by period, month, visiting types, new or returning types, sex, and age group. IBM SPSS 26.0 and the R 4.05 'changepoint' package were used with various statistical methods, such as Independent t-test, Mann-Whitney test, Chi-square test, Simple regression analysis. The P-value was set at 0.05. Results and Conclusions: Females outnumbered males regardless of period, and the ratio of females fell after COVID-19. Regardless of visiting types, patients in their 50s, 60s, and 70s outrated any other age group. The average number of females among the returning patients decreased significantly after COVID-19, but did not in males. Outpatients under 10 and in their 10s decreased significantly after COVID-19, as did inpatients in their 40s and 60s. The average duration of hospitalization was extended significantly after COVID-19. The number of outpatients and inpatients decreased as time passed after COVID-19. We expect that the results of this study will be used as reference materials in analyzing the effects of COVID-19 on healthcare utilization.

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