Medical Care Utilization Behavior for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Spine Disease: A Questionnairebased Study of Orthopaedic Spine Center Outpatients at a Tertiary Educational Hospital (상급종합병원 척추센터 방문 환자들의 척추 질환 진단 및 치료를 위한 의료이용 행태에 대한 조사)

Sang-Min Park (박상민); Sung Jun Go (고성준); Heesoo Han (한희수); Ho-Joong Kim (김호중); Hyoungmin Kim (김형민); Bong-Soon Chang (장봉순); Yeom, Jin Sup (염진섭)

Medical Care Utilization Behavior for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Spine Disease: A Questionnairebased Study of Orthopaedic Spine Center Outpatients at a Tertiary Educational Hospital

Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
Abbr : J Kor Spine Sur
2020, 27(1), pp.19-25
Publisher : Korean Society Of Spine Surgery
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Orthopedic Surgery
Received : February 4, 2020
Accepted : March 31, 2020
Published : March 31, 2020

Sang-Min Park ¹, Sung Jun Go ², Heesoo Han ², Ho-Joong Kim ³, Hyoungmin Kim ⁴, Bong-Soon Chang ⁵, Yeom, Jin Sup ³

¹분당서울대학교병원 정형외과학교실
²서울대학교 의과대학 분당서울대학교병원 정형외과학교실
³서울대학교
⁴서울대학교 의과대학 서울대학교병원 정형외과학교실
⁵서울대학교병원 정형외과학교실

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ABSTRACT

Study Design: Prospective survey analysis. Objectives: The purpose of our study was to investigate medical care utilization behavior and the conceptions of disease treatment among spine disease patients. Summary of Literature Review: Analyzing the medical care utilization behavior and conceptions of disease treatment among spine disease patients is important. Materials and Methods: A survey was administered to 500 first-time patients who visited the spine center of a tertiary educational hospital from May 2017 to August 2019. Results: A total of 479 valid responses were analyzed. A minority of patients (16.1%) visited the tertiary educational hospital without having previously visited a private hospital. Spinal procedures and surgery were considered negatively by 52.6% of respondents, and 14.8% of patients reported negative perceptions of orthopedic drugs. Conclusions: Extensive efforts will be required to improve unreasonable medical utilization behavior by changing patients’ incorrect knowledge and beliefs about hospitals, diseases, and treatments.

KEYWORDS

Tertiary educational hospital, Spine center, Medical behavior, Awareness

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