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Statistical Analysis of Patients Visiting Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Korean Medicine Hospital Before and After COVID-19 - Focusing on a Korean Medicine Hospital in Daejeon -

COVID-19 전후 한방병원 침구의학과 내원 환자들에 대한 비교 분석 - 일개 대학병원을 중심으로 -

  • Lee, Young Rok (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Cha, Hyun Ji (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Choi, Hyeon Kyu (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kim, Min Ju (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kim, Beom Seok (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Sung, Ki Jung (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Jeon, Ju Hyun (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kim, Eun Seok (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Young Il (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • 이영록 (대전대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 차현지 (대전대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 최현규 (대전대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 김민주 (대전대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 김범석 (대전대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 성기정 (대전대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 전주현 (대전대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 김은석 (부산대학교 한방병원 침구의학과) ;
  • 김영일 (대전대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실)
  • Received : 2021.02.10
  • Accepted : 2021.05.14
  • Published : 2021.06.01
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to statistically analyze the demographic characteristics of patient who visited the department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, korean medicine hospital(KMH) in Daejeon before and after COVID-19. Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 63,185 patients who received treatment at KMH in Daejeon for 3 years from January 1, 2018 to August 31, 2020. Data were classified by year, month, new/old type, gender, age and Disease group. IBM-SPSS-Statistics ver25.0. was used for the data analysis. Results: 1. According to the analysis by gender, the rate of new patients after COVID-19 outbreak was similar to that of the previous years. The old patients showed an increase in the rate of visits by men and a decrease in the rate of visits by women. 2. According to the analysis by age group, the rate of new patients was similar to that of the previous year. the rate of patients in their 20s and 50s decreased, and the rate of patients over 60 increased. 3. According to the analysis by frequent disease, after the outbreak of COVID-19, the number of patients decreased in 14 disease groups excluding cervical sprains among the 15 frequent disease groups. 4. For inpatients, even after COVID-19 outbreak, the results of all variables were similar to the previous years. Conclusions: After COVID-19, on outpatients, the percentage of female visits, the percentage of patients in their 20s to 50s and Number of patients with frequent disease decreased significantly. On Inpatients, the results of all variables were similar to those before COVID-19.

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