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http://dx.doi.org/10.6114/jkood.2016.29.4.131

Study to increase the utilization of Korean Medical treatment about atopic dermatitis by investigating patients trend on online communities  

Lee, Myung-Ku (Mibyeong Research Center, Korean Institute of Oriental Medicine)
Kim, Sang-Hyun (Mibyeong Research Center, Korean Institute of Oriental Medicine)
Kim, An-Na (Mibyeong Research Center, Korean Institute of Oriental Medicine)
Jang, Hyun-Chul (Mibyeong Research Center, Korean Institute of Oriental Medicine)
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The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology / v.29, no.4, 2016 , pp. 131-141 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : The purpose of this study is to understanding the patients thought of Korean Medical treatment and to suggest an improvement in utilization of Korean Medicine treatment about atopic dermatitis. Methods : We had investigate atopic dermatitis online community by classifying the post by treatment type, feature type of the information and by content to know the patients latest tendency. And then compare the result to understand the patients thought of Korean Medical treatment. Results : Most of the post was experiential information and about 67% of the post was about symptom and treatment. Especially there had lot of interest about there treatment information and self-treatment. By contrast Korean Medical treatment type has lower rate then other type of treatment about symptom and treatment and the information was not specific. This result may influence on utilization of Korean Medical treatment. Conclusions : To solve this problem patients needs easy access to Korean Medical treatment and more information about there treatment.
Keywords
Atopic dermatitis; online community; treatment by Korean Medical;
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