한의학에서 근거중심진료와 표준화의 필요성 - 2008, 2011, 2014년 한방의료이용실태조사(보건복지부)중 소비자의견을 중심으로

• Published in: 대한예방한의학회지 Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 31 - 43
• Main Authors: 성안젤라동민, 허승, 오현호, 이정준, 박성준, 이선동, Sung, Angela Dong Min, Heo, Seung, Oh, Hyun Ho, Lee, Jung Jun, Park, Sung Joon, Lee, Sundong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한예방한의학회 01.12.2016
• Subjects: 한의학; Consumer Opinions; Evidence-Based Treatment; Korean Medicine; Standardization
• ISSN: 1226-7066; 2713-9360

Objectives : It focuses on what the consumers expected Korean medicine to improve on, and analyzes patients' impressions. Methods : This research is based on the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Survey on Usage of Korean Medicine (2008, 2011, and 2014) and was new analysis for our research objective. Results : The general consensus among the consumers was uncertainty of effectiveness, expensive costs, side effects, need for expertise, lack of scientific evidence, expansion of diseases treated, and improvement of equipment. Consumers distrusted Korean medicine due to its uncertainty of its effectiveness, expensive costs, side effects, and lack of scientific evidence for its effectiveness, and avoided using Korean medicine. Conclusions : These results seem to be a combination of the Korean medicinal doctors treating patients not based on evidence but on their individual experiences, lack of health insurance for Korean medicine resulting in expensive costs, lack of research on toxicity and safety of Korean medicine, and lack of scientific and clinical studies for evidence-based research. To solve these problems, the Korean medicine community needs to standardize treatments based on evidence, and look to Chinese medicine for possible solutions.