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http://dx.doi.org/10.15188/kjopp.2022.08.36.4.130

Effect of Non-contact Korean Medical Treatment for Patients Recovering at Home with Positive Coronavirus Disease 2019 Diagnostic Test Results at a Local Public Health Center: A Retrospective Chart Review  

Jeon, Chaeheun (Geumsan Public Health Center)
Choi, Daejun (Geumsan Public Health Center)
Kim, Gyeongmuk (Geumsan Public Health Center)
Kim, Hyejin (Department of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine, Graduate school, Dongshin University)
Leem, Jungtae (College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Chi, Gyoo-yong (Department of Pathology & Externally contracted diseases, College of Korean Medicine, Dongeui University)
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Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine / v.36, no.4, 2022 , pp. 130-137 More about this Journal
Abstract
Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, appropriate management of sequelae and treatment of infectious symptoms became increasingly important healthcare issues. Although the practice guidelines and treatment cases based on the East Asian traditional medicine have been reported, there are rare studies on the use of Korean medicine in Korea. Therefore, this study aimed to present the progress of non-contact Korean medical treatment for infected patients at a local public health center using retrospective chart review. A total of 18 patients were prescribed with 5 days of herbal decoction and medicine extract covered by the national health insurance. With the questionnaire form, the progression and improvement of symptoms before and after treatment were evaluated using the numerical rating scale (NRS), and the treatment satisfaction and opinions were obtained. The symptoms such as cough (5.56±2.23 to 2.89±2.14), sputum (6.11±1,75 to 3.28±2.47), sore throat (6.06±2.70 to 1.47±1.62), anorexia (5.56±2.63 to 1.94±2.21), nausea (3.75±1.71 to 1.17±1.11), diarrhea (3.40±2.63 to 1.50±1.51), chest tightness (4.93±2.46 to 2.29±2.30) and fatigue (6.44±1.79 to 2.67±1.88) all improved according to the NRS, and the satisfaction with herbal medicine treatment on a 5-point Likert scale was 4.24±0.90. No side effects and adverse reactions were reported. Thereupon non-contact Korean medical treatment can be concluded that it effectively reduces the COVID-19 infection mild symptoms in restrictive extent. Since the retrospective data does not include a control group, the more confirmative data is needed by multicenter and large-scale controlled clinical study afterwards.
Keywords
Coronavirus disease 2019; Korean Medicine; Herbal Medicine; Public Health Center;
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