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A Survey of the Medical Treatment Environment in Traditional Korean Medicine Clinics

Journal of Korean Medicine / Journal of Korean Medicine, (P)1010-0695; (E)2288-3339
2011, v.32 no.4, pp.25-36



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Abstract

Objective: To check the status of traditional Korean medical doctors’ medical services amid the continual increase in the number of traditional Korean medicine clinics. Methods: A survey of traditional Korean medicine clinics based on questionnaire sheets mailed to 4,200 out of 10,895clinics, of which 465, or 11.0%, responded, in the June 1, 2008 to December 9, 2008 period. Results:1. 65.6% of the traditional Korean responding clinics are doing business in a rented space; 92.1%of them are one-person institutions; 24.4% of them, i.e., the largest group of those surveyed, operate in a space sized 41 (123㎡)~50 pyeong (150㎡). The number of sick beds installed in their facilities comes to 7.9 on average. 2. Concerning support staff, 190 of them (or 40.9%), i.e., the largest group of those surveyed, employ two people in this capacity. They generally comprise assistant nurses (48.7%) and others (47.6%). 3. The size of the space used by the clinics is showing a tendency to increase. The number of sick beds and support staff, including assistant nurses, reached a peak in 2006, and has been on the decrease since then. 4. The average number of on-days comes to six days a week among 92.6% of those surveyed. Their average daily service hours come to 9 hours and 33 minutes (from 9:17 am to 6:50 pm). 5. Per-patient service time: 14 minutes on average; per-patient acupuncture time: 18.8 minutes; per-patient moxa cautery time: 10.1 minutes per-patient; boil-cupping time: 5.7 minutes; per-patient physical treatment: 28 minutes. Conclusion: Periodical studies should be carried out concerning desirable ways of developing traditional Korean medicine clinics with the focus on the facilities, doctors’ service hours, and types of service.

keywords
Traditional Korean medicine (TKM), Traditional Korean medicine clinics, Time of medical treatment, Form of medical treatment


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