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http://dx.doi.org/10.13048/jkm.21034

A pilot study of Korean Medical Examination  

Yoo, Junghun (KM Data Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
Lee, Sanghun (KM Data Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
Kim, Soyoung (KM Data Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
Kim, Daehyeok (KM Data Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
Park, Jeong Hwan (KM Data Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
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The Journal of Korean Medicine / v.42, no.4, 2021 , pp. 1-9 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of the Korean medical examination protocol, which included 14 questionnaires and 20 medical examination devices. Methods: We conducted a pilot observational study of 90 subjects to measure the time required to fulfill each item of the Korean medical examination, to evaluate patient satisfaction, and to report improvements that can be made to the Korean medical examination protocol based on clinical coordinator and subject feedback. Results: Among the 90 subjects included in the study (59 women and 31 men; mean [standard deviation] age, 37.2 [12.3] years), over 80% intended to receive a Korean medical examination if hospitals provided it and would recommend a Korean medical examination to others. The average time spent on the overall Korean medical examination was approximately 88.0 (21.4) minutes. Three areas for improvements were reported: survey issues, including the number of items, understanding, and readability; error issues in device measurements; and environmental issues affecting the sequence of medical examinations and temperature. Conclusions: Most subjects were satisfied with the Korean medical examination. Future studies should be conducted with larger samples to collect data continuously.
Keywords
Korean medical examination; Feasibility; Observation study;
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