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http://dx.doi.org/10.25153/spkom.2020.24.3.003

A Study on the Characteristics of the Awareness and Satisfication Level of Musculoskeletal Patients and Non-Musculoskeletal Patients that Use Korean Medical Institutions  

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)
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Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine / v.24, no.3, 2020 , pp. 27-38 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Musculoskeletal Diseases; Traditional Korean Medicine; Awareness; Treatment Satisfaction;
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