Sung Soo-Hyun, Baik You-Sang, Han Ji-Eun, Lee Eun-Jin, Kim Jihye, Park Minjung, Lee Ji-Yeon, Park Jang-Kyung, Park Jung-Youn, Lee Eunkyung
Department of Policy Development, National Development Institute of Korean Medicine, Seoul 04554, Korea.
Department of Korean Medicine Classics, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02453, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 3;19(1):493. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010493.
The aim of this study was to examine the status of community care services regarding traditional Korean medicine (TKM) for older adults and raise awareness on current opinions and services of TKM institutions.
The National Development Institute of Korean Medicine conducted a survey of 16 local governments by sending official letters through an electronic document system from October 2020 to November 2020. The survey items included basic demographic information and information about TKM service.
Eleven (68.8%) of the 16 local governments provided TKM home care services. A total of 136 TKM clinics provided home care services for 598 older adults with musculoskeletal disorders. The number of TKM services provided in five or more local governments were cupping 11 (100.0%), acupuncture 11 (100.0%), education and consulting 10 (90.9%), and moxibustion 9 (81.8%). Moreover, pain (recorded on visual analogue scale) and quality of life significantly improved following TKM services ( < 0.001).
Covered under medical policy, TKM homecare services could function as a viable alternative for continued medical care disrupted during the coronavirus disease 19 pandemic. In addition, standardisation and legalisation of these services could ensure and improve their efficiency.
本研究旨在调查针对老年人的韩医社区护理服务状况，并提高对韩医机构当前观点和服务的认识。
韩国韩医发展研究院于2020年10月至2020年11月通过电子文档系统向16个地方政府发送公函进行了一项调查。调查项目包括基本人口统计信息和韩医服务信息。
16个地方政府中有11个（68.8%）提供韩医居家护理服务。共有136家韩医诊所为598名患有肌肉骨骼疾病的老年人提供居家护理服务。在五个或更多地方政府提供的韩医服务中，拔罐11项（100.0%）、针灸11项（100.0%）、教育与咨询10项（90.9%）、艾灸9项（81.8%）。此外，接受韩医服务后，疼痛（采用视觉模拟量表记录）和生活质量显著改善（<0.001）。
在医疗政策的覆盖下，韩医居家护理服务可以成为在新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间中断的持续医疗护理的可行替代方案。此外，这些服务的标准化和合法化可以确保并提高其效率。
