Perception on the Traditional Korean Medicine According to the Existence of a Chronic Disease

Kim, Jihye; Park, Minjung; Sung, Angela Dongmin; Kim, Kyeong Han; Sung, Soo-Hyun

doi:10.3831/kpi.2020.23.4.252

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“…We aimed to find out the status of TKM service usage through the survey and analyze the TKM usage experience of and recognition by 6,914 people, including 5,000 people identified as general public, 1,010 outpatients, and 904 inpatients from various TKM institutions around Korea. We have already explained the National Survey for the Usage of Korean Medicine in a previous study [ 5 ].…”

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Traditional Korean Medicine Usage and Perception: a comparative study between the general population and the disabilities

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Kim

et al. 2022

J Pharmacopuncture

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Objectives This study is a comparative analysis of the satisfaction and recognition characteristics for traditional Korean medicine (TKM) in people with disabilities and the general population of Korea. Methods Here, 5,000 subjects were categorized into two groups based on a disability rating using the data from the 2017 National Survey for the Usage of Korean Medicine. The relationships among the sociodemographic characteristics, TKM usage status, recognition of TKM usage, and recognition of the effectiveness of the TKM treatment were analyzed based on the disease. The response reliability was verified using the chi-square test analysis method. Results Disabilities corresponded with low rates of high school or higher education (44%, 83.5%) and no jobs (56.9%, 33.5%), mostly the status of the low-income class with a monthly household income of < 1,500 USD (50.9%, 10.5%), poor health conditions (55.2%, 9.8%), high chronic disease prevalence rate (69.0%, 19.9%), high medical care rate (11.2%, 0.5%), and low commercial health insurance subscription rate (44%, 74.2%). Furthermore, people with disabilities visited TKM institutions more often (88.8%, 74.1%) with a high frequency TKM usage rate of ≥ 1-2 times a month (26.2%, 15.3%). They also reported that the cost of using the TKM was very high (14.7%, 8.8%) and that primarily the application of insurance benefits should be improved (52.6%, 47.5%). The treatment effectiveness for diseases was high for musculoskeletal disorders for both people with disabilities and the general population. Conclusion Preferential application of insurance benefits for musculoskeletal diseases must be extended to the TKM treatment as well, as people with disabilities have a high recognition for these conditions with TKM. It is difficult to perform randomized controlled trials on people with disability. Therefore, large-scale observational and cohort studies should be conducted. We hope this study will help establish a suitable TKM policy for people with disabilities.

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“…Perception has also emerged as a prominent determinant of the utilization of health services [ 4 ]. Thus, understanding patient satisfaction and perception may have key roles in improving medical services and developing appropriate policies [ 5 ].…”

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Traditional Korean Medicine Usage and Perception: a comparative study between the general population and the disabilities

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Kim

et al. 2022

J Pharmacopuncture

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“…Similarly, in the United States, the prevalence of chronic diseases is approximately 50%, which accounts for 86% of total medical costs [ 9 ]. Recent studies have shown that KM treatments have positive effects on disc diseases, osteoarthritis, shoulder pain, back pain, sprains, facial nerve paralysis, stroke, digestive system diseases, common colds, or rhinitis [ 10 ]. According to a previous study, the number of chronic conditions has a significant positive relationship with KM healthcare utilization [ 11 ].…”

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Use of Herbal Decoction and Pharmacopuncture in Individuals with Chronic Disease: findings from a nationally representative panel

Kwon,

Yun,

Jang

et al. 2024

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“… 10 In a study using the 2017 National Survey for the Usage of TKM, 72.0% of respondents had positive subjective perception of the effect of TKM for facial nerve paralysis. 11 Park et al 12 reported that 25.4% of Korean people utilized TKM service yearly with higher proportions in the elderly and women in 2017 based on National Health Insurance Statistical Yearbook.…”

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Distribution of Medical Service Use for Facial Palsy Between Medicine and Traditional Korean Medicine Based on Population-Based Data of Korea

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We investigated the distribution of medical service uses for Bell’s palsy and Ramsay Hunt syndrome between medicine and traditional Korean medicine using the National Health Insurance Service National Sample Cohort data of Korea from 2006 to 2015. Patients were identified with diagnostic codes and medication or treatment claim codes. For Bell’s palsy, there were 5,970 (68.8%) patients who used traditional Korean medical service only, whereas for Ramsay Hunt syndrome, there were 749 (93.6%) patients who used medical service only. The proportion of traditional Korean medical service use was higher than that of medical service use in patients with Bell’s palsy, while the opposite was found in patients with Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

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Perception on the Traditional Korean Medicine According to the Existence of a Chronic Disease

Cited by 4 publications

References 19 publications

Traditional Korean Medicine Usage and Perception: a comparative study between the general population and the disabilities

Traditional Korean Medicine Usage and Perception: a comparative study between the general population and the disabilities

Use of Herbal Decoction and Pharmacopuncture in Individuals with Chronic Disease: findings from a nationally representative panel

Distribution of Medical Service Use for Facial Palsy Between Medicine and Traditional Korean Medicine Based on Population-Based Data of Korea

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