Characteristics and Medical Resource Utilization of Postoperative Patients: A Cross-sectional Survey of Outpatients
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 102
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Numeric rating scale (NRS) of pain
研究概览
简要总结
The objective of this study is to assess and analyze the characteristics and usage of conventional and Korean medical services in postoperative patients. This study therefore investigates the proportion of patients with a history of surgery out of patients visiting a spine-specialty Korean medicine hospital, and the prognosis and preference for conventional and Korean medicine treatment by previous treatment history in postoperative patients.
详细描述
A considerable number of patients suffer prolonged chronic pain that does not retract or diminish after surgery, and are thus unable to achieve the desired results in receiving surgical treatment. Postoperative pain is gradually being perceived as a social issue as opposed to a personal health condition. Meanwhile, although efforts to address chronic pain with integrative medicine are continued in answer to the lack of success of pain management through surgery, there is still a lack of supporting evidence.
The objective of this survey study is to assess the characteristics, usage of conventional and Korean medical services, and prognosis by period before and after surgery in postoperative patients visiting a Korean medicine hospital, and analyze the associations between the preference for conventional and Korean medicine treatment. This study therefore investigates the usage of conventional and Korean medical services in postoperative patients, and is expected to provide information that will potentially aid patient decision making.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients with chief complaint(s) of at least one or more of the following: low back pain (or radiating leg pain), neck pain (or radiating arm pain), knee pain, or shoulder pain
- •Patients with a history of musculoskeletal surgery related to the chief complaint(s)
- •Patients capable of effective communication with the researcher(s) and understanding the survey items
- •Patients who have given written informed consent
排除标准
- •Patients without a history of musculoskeletal surgery associated with the low back, neck, shoulder, or knee region(s)
- •Patients whose current pain is mainly attributed to traffic accident injury
- •Patients incapable of answering the researcher interviews and surveys
- •Patients with other reasons rendering study participation inappropriate as judged by the researcher(s)
结局指标
主要结局
Numeric rating scale (NRS) of pain
时间窗: Within 7 days after 1st visit
11-point pain scale
次要结局
- Functional disability questionnaire (for knee pain patients as indicated by postoperative condition)(Within 7 days after 1st visit)
- Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)(Within 7 days after 1st visit)
- Five level version of EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D-5L)(Within 7 days after 1st visit)
- Functional disability questionnaire (for shoulder pain patients as indicated by postoperative condition)(Within 7 days after 1st visit)
- Satisfaction with and preference for conventional and Korean medicine(Within 7 days after 1st visit)
- Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire: General Health (WPAI-GH)(Within 7 days after 1st visit)
- Functional disability questionnaire (for low back pain patients as indicated by postoperative condition)(Within 7 days after 1st visit)
- Functional disability questionnaire (for neck pain patients as indicated by postoperative condition)(Within 7 days after 1st visit)
- Medical service use(Within 7 days after 1st visit)
- Medical costs(Within 7 days after 1st visit)
研究者
In-Hyuk Ha, KMD
Director
Jaseng Medical Foundation