A Study on the Function of Oral Medicine as the Secondary Clinic Based on Analysis on Admissive Channel and Case Features

내원경위 분석과 환자 특성 평가에 따른 2차 진료기관으로서 구강내과 역할에 대한 연구

  • Lee, You-Mee (Department of Oral medicine, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Hyun (Department of Oral medicine, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lim, Hyun-Dae (Department of Oral medicine, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University)
  • 이유미 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강내과학 교실) ;
  • 이정현 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강내과학 교실) ;
  • 임현대 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강내과학 교실)
  • Published : 2006.09.30

Abstract

The epidemiological researches on the inpatients hospitalized at the oral medicine ward have been continuously carried out since 1970, and most researches have been performed by centering around the oral medicine wards of college hospitals. Numerous specialists have been produced after the establishment of oral medicine, and they have been active in various fields. As dental clinics have gotten bigger, the function of oral medicine in the secondary clinics is being brought out. As admissive channel, case features, case composition and otherwise have not been researched for a long time, the related researches should be carried out from now on. Hereupon, this study was carried out by targeting the 100 inpatients hospitalized at the oral medicine ward of Sun Hospital located in Daejeon Korea, through questionnaire. As the result, the following results were derived. 1. The ages of the inpatients in Sun Hospital were $29.21{\pm}11.31$ on the average; 71 females' mean average was $29.63{\pm}11.29$ and 29 males' mean average was $28.17{\pm}11.48$. In regard of school career, the patients who finished high-school course or higher accounted for 78%; the patients' school career seemed to be relatively high. The patients who complained of temporomandibular pain accounted for the highest proportion with 65%. In motivation to visit this hospital, internet surfing was 11%, mass media was 10%, acquaintance's introduction was 38%. The patients, who were hospitalized at another hospital due to the same symptom, accounted for 56%. The dental clinics, which made the patients visit this hospital, accounted for 20%. The patients, who were previously aware that the present symptom should be treated by oral medicine, accounted for 38%. The patients, who were not aware of the fact in advance, were 62%. The respondents of 51% answered that they were aware of the fact one month or below before hospitalization. 2. The patients, who complained of craniocervical ache, accounted for 58%; the patients, whose ache aches affect dailylife, were 22%. Continuous ache was 14% and intermittent ache was 68%, and dull pain was 23%. 3. Life variations were compared with each other by using SRRS (Social Readjustment Rating Scale). In consequence, the variation within 3 years indicated a significant difference in the both groups but the variation within 6 months did not indicate any differences. 4. In regard of the questionnaire on the incidents happened for a week, the ache-group was compared with the group free from the ache. As the result, the number of strain arisen for a week, the decrease of favorite works and sudden fear indicated a significant difference. Pleasant feeling and the decrease of interests in looks did not indicate a significant difference, but came close to the significance. 5. In the questionnaire on impatience, the ache-group indicated higher value but there was not a significant difference. 6. In the questionnaire on the symptoms caused by stress, the two groups indicated significant differences in the item of 'the teethridge itches and feels a tooth rising' and 'the occiput or the nape is stiff.' In the item 'the inside of the cheek or the teethridge are widely peeled off, accompanied with ache and hemorrhage', 'the face has acne or pimple' and 'headache frequently attacks', a significant difference was not observed but the two groups came close to the significance.

구강내과에 내원하는 환자에 대한 역학 연구가 1970년대 이후로 계속 이루어져 왔으며, 대부분이 대학병원내의 구강내과를 중심으로 이루어져 왓다. 구강내과가 개설한 이후에 많은 전문인력이 배출되었으며, 치과의 각계 각층에서 활발한 활동을 보여주고 있다. 치과병원이 대형화되어가는 추세에 있어 대학병원급이 아닌 2차 진료기관에서의 구강내과의 역할이 새삼 부각되고 있다. 이렇듯 대형치과병원이나 종합병원내의 치과병원에 구강내과가 개설됨에 따라 2차 진료기관에서의 구강내과 환자의 내원 분석이나 환자의 특성, 환자의 구성 등에 대한 연구가 전무함에 이에 대한 연구가 필요하리라 생각하여 대전 선병원 구강내과에 내원하는 환자 100명에게 설문지 작성을 통한 역학 조사를 실시하여 다음의 결과를 얻었다. 1. 썬병원 구강내과 환자의 평균나이는 $29.21{\pm}11.31$(n=100)세 였으며, 여자 71명(평균나이 $29.63{\pm}11.29$세) 남자 29명(평균나이 $28.17{\pm}11.48$세)였으며, 최종학력은 고등졸 이상이 78%로 고학력을 지니고 있었다..현재 불편해 하는 증상은 턱관절 통증이 65%으로 제일 많았으며 내원하게 된 동기는 인터넷 검색 11%, 방송매체 10% 주변사람의 소개가 38% 였으며, 같은 불편감으로 다른 병원을 내원한 경험이 있는경우가 56%이었다. 본병원에 가도록 의뢰한 다른 병원은 치과의원은 20%를 나타내었으며, 현재의 불편감이 구강내과에서 진료받아야 하는 지 사전에 인지하고 있는 경우는 38%, 그렇지 않은 경우는 62%였으며 응답한 대상자의 51%가 한달 안쪽에 그 사실을 알게 되었다고 응답하였다. 2. 두경부에의 동통은 58%에서 호소 하였으며, 이러한 통증으로 인하여 일상 생활에 지장이있다고 대답한 경우는 22%였다. 지속적인 통증은 14% 간헐적인 통증은 68%에서 나타났으며, 통증의 성질은 둔한 통증이 23%였다. 3. 사회재적응 평가 척도를 이용한 생활 변화량의 비교에서는 3년이내의 변화량에서 두경부 동통이 있는군과 없는 군사이에 유의성을 보였으며 6개월이내의 변화량에서는 유의성을 보이지 않았다. 4. 일주일간 겪었던 일에 대한 설문에서는 동통이 있는 군과 아닌 군의비교에서 일주일동안 긴장감을 지닌 날의 수와 예전부터 즐겨 하던 일의감소, 갑작스런 공포를 느낌 항목에서 유의성을 보였으며, 기분이 즐겁고 들뜨다 항목과 외모에의 관심 감소항목에서는 유의한 차이를 보이지는 않았으나 유의함에 근접하였다 5. 조급함을 평가하는 설문지에서는 동통군이 비록 약간 더 상승을 보였으나 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내지는 않았다. 6. 스트레스로 인한 증상 발현은 잇몸에 근질거리는 감각이나 이가솟는 듯한 느낌의 잇몸 증상과 뒷머리가 당기거나 목덜미가 뻣뻣하다의 항목 에서 두경부 동통군과 비동통군 사이에 유의한 차이를 보였으며 볼안쪽이나 잇몸에 껍질이 벗겨지면서 피가 남의 항목과 스트레스시 여드름 뾰로지, 두통의 항목에서 유의성은 보이지 않았으나 유의수준에 근접하였다.

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