@article{ART001813721},
author={맹태호 and 김종연 and 이운섭 and Chung Won Suk and Ko YounSeok and Shin, Byung Cheul and Cha Yun Yeop and Go, Ho Yeon and Seung-ho Sun and Chan-Yong Jeon and Bo-Hyoung Jang and SONG YUN KYUNG and KO SEONG-GYU and Lee Jung-han},
title={A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Hospitalized Patients with Low Back Pain in Departments of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospitals},
journal={Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation},
issn={1229-1854},
year={2013},
volume={23},
number={4},
pages={213-223}
TY - JOUR
AU - 맹태호
AU - 김종연
AU - 이운섭
AU - Chung Won Suk
AU - Ko YounSeok
AU - Shin, Byung Cheul
AU - Cha Yun Yeop
AU - Go, Ho Yeon
AU - Seung-ho Sun
AU - Chan-Yong Jeon
AU - Bo-Hyoung Jang
AU - SONG YUN KYUNG
AU - KO SEONG-GYU
AU - Lee Jung-han
TI - A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Hospitalized Patients with Low Back Pain in Departments of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospitals
JO - Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
PY - 2013
VL - 23
IS - 4
PB - The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
SP - 213
EP - 223
SN - 1229-1854
AB - Objectives Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reason for people in Koreato visit Korean medical institutions. To assess actual amounts of use in the treatment ofLBP in Korean medicine and to provide objective base line data for policy decision making,research regarding the current state of LBP patients' treatment in Korean medical institutionsare in need.
Methods The current study was designed as a retrospective chart review to investigatedescriptive characteristics of LBP patients. The clinical records of 304 patients who werehospitalized for the treatment of LBP in Korean rehabilitation medicine inpatient clinics offive different Korean medicine hospitals were analyzed. The percentage of patient characteristicssuch as sex, age, average duration of admission, insurance type, diagnosed LBPrelated disease code, and rates of interventions applied were assessed.
Results 1. The female sex was significantly predominant among patients with LBP : 105patients (34.5%) were male and 199 patients (65.5%) were female. Percentage of the patients'age appeared as followed : 76 people (25.0%) were in their 50s, 64 people (21.1%)were in their 40s, 51 people (16.8%) were in their 30s, 37 people (12.2%) were in their 60s,and 33 people (10.9%) were in their 70s. Approximately half of the total LBP patients investigatedwere older than 50. 2. The average duration of admission was 16.2 days.
Approximately one third (30.3%) of the patients were hospitalized for 8 to 14 days. 3.
Female patients tended to stay admitted in hospitals slightly longer than male patients.
Elderly (age 60~79) patients stayed in hospitals longer (17.8 days) compared to younger(age 20~39) patients (13.5 days). 4. More than half of the patients (171 cases, 56.3%) hadtheir hospital bills covered with automobile insurance. 40.1% (122 cases) of the patientshad medical insurance to cover their hospital bills. The average duration of admission ofpatients who had automobile insurance was 14.2 days, while that of the patients who hadmedical insurance was 18.4 days. 5. "Sprain and strain of the lumbar spine and pelvis"was the most commonly used (195 cases, 64.1%) disease code in patients with LBP.
Patients diagnosed as "lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy"required the longest admission duration (22.1 days). 6. Herbal medication was applied toall of the patients during admission. Acupuncture was applied to all of the patients exceptone case diagnosed as spinal stenosis. Physical therapy, cupping therapy, moxibustiontherapy, chuna therapy, and pharmacopuncture therapy were applied to 94.7, 92.8, 85.2,83.9, and 49.7% of the patients, respectively. 7. There were certain differences amongKorean medicine hospitals in terms of the LBP patients' duration of admission, type of insurance,frequency of the disease code use, type of intervention applied.
Conclusions It is thought that the current study can be used as reference data in assessingthe current state of LBP treatment in Korean rehabilitation medicine and a basisfor future research. Provided improvements of certain limitations of the current study in futureresearches, such data would act as better base line data in policy decision making.
KW - Low back pain;Average duration of admission;Disease code;Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine;Descriptive statistical analysis
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맹태호, 김종연, 이운섭, Chung Won Suk, Ko YounSeok, Shin, Byung Cheul, Cha Yun Yeop, Go, Ho Yeon, Seung-ho Sun, Chan-Yong Jeon, Bo-Hyoung Jang, SONG YUN KYUNG, KO SEONG-GYU and Lee Jung-han. (2013). A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Hospitalized Patients with Low Back Pain in Departments of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospitals. Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, 23(4), 213-223.
맹태호, 김종연, 이운섭, Chung Won Suk, Ko YounSeok, Shin, Byung Cheul, Cha Yun Yeop, Go, Ho Yeon, Seung-ho Sun, Chan-Yong Jeon, Bo-Hyoung Jang, SONG YUN KYUNG, KO SEONG-GYU and Lee Jung-han. 2013, "A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Hospitalized Patients with Low Back Pain in Departments of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospitals", Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, vol.23, no.4 pp.213-223.
맹태호, 김종연, 이운섭, Chung Won Suk, Ko YounSeok, Shin, Byung Cheul, Cha Yun Yeop, Go, Ho Yeon, Seung-ho Sun, Chan-Yong Jeon, Bo-Hyoung Jang, SONG YUN KYUNG, KO SEONG-GYU, Lee Jung-han "A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Hospitalized Patients with Low Back Pain in Departments of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospitals" Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation 23.4 pp.213-223 (2013) : 213.
맹태호, 김종연, 이운섭, Chung Won Suk, Ko YounSeok, Shin, Byung Cheul, Cha Yun Yeop, Go, Ho Yeon, Seung-ho Sun, Chan-Yong Jeon, Bo-Hyoung Jang, SONG YUN KYUNG, KO SEONG-GYU, Lee Jung-han. A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Hospitalized Patients with Low Back Pain in Departments of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospitals. 2013; 23(4), 213-223.
맹태호, 김종연, 이운섭, Chung Won Suk, Ko YounSeok, Shin, Byung Cheul, Cha Yun Yeop, Go, Ho Yeon, Seung-ho Sun, Chan-Yong Jeon, Bo-Hyoung Jang, SONG YUN KYUNG, KO SEONG-GYU and Lee Jung-han. "A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Hospitalized Patients with Low Back Pain in Departments of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospitals" Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation 23, no.4 (2013) : 213-223.
맹태호; 김종연; 이운섭; Chung Won Suk; Ko YounSeok; Shin, Byung Cheul; Cha Yun Yeop; Go, Ho Yeon; Seung-ho Sun; Chan-Yong Jeon; Bo-Hyoung Jang; SONG YUN KYUNG; KO SEONG-GYU; Lee Jung-han. A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Hospitalized Patients with Low Back Pain in Departments of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospitals. Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, 23(4), 213-223.
맹태호; 김종연; 이운섭; Chung Won Suk; Ko YounSeok; Shin, Byung Cheul; Cha Yun Yeop; Go, Ho Yeon; Seung-ho Sun; Chan-Yong Jeon; Bo-Hyoung Jang; SONG YUN KYUNG; KO SEONG-GYU; Lee Jung-han. A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Hospitalized Patients with Low Back Pain in Departments of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospitals. Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation. 2013; 23(4) 213-223.
맹태호, 김종연, 이운섭, Chung Won Suk, Ko YounSeok, Shin, Byung Cheul, Cha Yun Yeop, Go, Ho Yeon, Seung-ho Sun, Chan-Yong Jeon, Bo-Hyoung Jang, SONG YUN KYUNG, KO SEONG-GYU, Lee Jung-han. A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Hospitalized Patients with Low Back Pain in Departments of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospitals. 2013; 23(4), 213-223.
맹태호, 김종연, 이운섭, Chung Won Suk, Ko YounSeok, Shin, Byung Cheul, Cha Yun Yeop, Go, Ho Yeon, Seung-ho Sun, Chan-Yong Jeon, Bo-Hyoung Jang, SONG YUN KYUNG, KO SEONG-GYU and Lee Jung-han. "A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Hospitalized Patients with Low Back Pain in Departments of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine Hospitals" Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation 23, no.4 (2013) : 213-223.