Identifying the Relationship between the Korean Medicine and Western Medicine in Factors Affecting Medical Service Use
This study was conducted using data from the Korea Medical Panel Survey (KMPS) carried out in 2015. Importantly, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Korean medicine (KM) and Western medicine (WM) in medical service use. The general characteristics and the frequency...
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| description | This study was conducted using data from the Korea Medical Panel Survey (KMPS) carried out in 2015. Importantly, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Korean medicine (KM) and Western medicine (WM) in medical service use. The general characteristics and the frequency of utilization of medical services were analyzed for 18,130 participants. Chi-square analysis was used to examine the factors that affected medical service use. Additionally, logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the odds ratio (OR) between the KM Use with WM Use and KM&WM Use with disease group. The proportion of respondents who used KM&WM was the highest among those over 65 years of age and it was found to be statistically significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The OR for using KM and WM was 3.236 and it was also statistically significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Further, the ORs of KM&WM Use for all seven disease groups were greater than 1 and were statistically significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001) except for respiratory disease. The significant ORs of KM&WM Use were 10.342 (musculoskeletal), 2.073 (exogenous causes), 1.988 (nervous), 1.677 (digestive), 1.541 (circulatory) and 1.386 (skin). The findings in this study were attributed to a combination of social aspects such as the increasing incidence of chronic diseases among the elderly population, policy aspects such as the collaborative pilot project to promote collaborative treatment (CT), economic aspects, such as a lower total cost for CT and scientific aspects such as evidence supporting the efficacy of CT. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-42eea1dda0d24c65848cd0373b2a05c12023-11-23T16:29:17ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-09-01109169710.3390/healthcare10091697Identifying the Relationship between the Korean Medicine and Western Medicine in Factors Affecting Medical Service UseYoung-eun Choi0Chul-woung Kim1Clinical Research Coordinating Team, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, KoreaDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 35015, KoreaThis study was conducted using data from the Korea Medical Panel Survey (KMPS) carried out in 2015. Importantly, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Korean medicine (KM) and Western medicine (WM) in medical service use. The general characteristics and the frequency of utilization of medical services were analyzed for 18,130 participants. Chi-square analysis was used to examine the factors that affected medical service use. Additionally, logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the odds ratio (OR) between the KM Use with WM Use and KM&WM Use with disease group. The proportion of respondents who used KM&WM was the highest among those over 65 years of age and it was found to be statistically significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The OR for using KM and WM was 3.236 and it was also statistically significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Further, the ORs of KM&WM Use for all seven disease groups were greater than 1 and were statistically significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001) except for respiratory disease. The significant ORs of KM&WM Use were 10.342 (musculoskeletal), 2.073 (exogenous causes), 1.988 (nervous), 1.677 (digestive), 1.541 (circulatory) and 1.386 (skin). The findings in this study were attributed to a combination of social aspects such as the increasing incidence of chronic diseases among the elderly population, policy aspects such as the collaborative pilot project to promote collaborative treatment (CT), economic aspects, such as a lower total cost for CT and scientific aspects such as evidence supporting the efficacy of CT.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/9/1697national studymedical service usewestern medicine and Korean medicinecollaborative treatmentKorea Medical Panel Surveyintegrative medicine |
| spellingShingle | Young-eun Choi Chul-woung Kim Identifying the Relationship between the Korean Medicine and Western Medicine in Factors Affecting Medical Service Use Healthcare national study medical service use western medicine and Korean medicine collaborative treatment Korea Medical Panel Survey integrative medicine |
| title | Identifying the Relationship between the Korean Medicine and Western Medicine in Factors Affecting Medical Service Use |
| title_full | Identifying the Relationship between the Korean Medicine and Western Medicine in Factors Affecting Medical Service Use |
| title_fullStr | Identifying the Relationship between the Korean Medicine and Western Medicine in Factors Affecting Medical Service Use |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identifying the Relationship between the Korean Medicine and Western Medicine in Factors Affecting Medical Service Use |
| title_short | Identifying the Relationship between the Korean Medicine and Western Medicine in Factors Affecting Medical Service Use |
| title_sort | identifying the relationship between the korean medicine and western medicine in factors affecting medical service use |
| topic | national study medical service use western medicine and Korean medicine collaborative treatment Korea Medical Panel Survey integrative medicine |
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