A survey on Koreans' preferred type of collaboration between conventional medical and traditional Korean medicine doctors.

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Abstract

Although collaborative treatment by traditional Korean medicine doctors (KMDs) and medical doctors occurs, it is mainly done by referral. As no survey of the general public's preference for the type of collaboration has ever been conducted, we aimed to investigate Koreans' preferences for a collaborative treatment type.The responders were extracted by random digit dialing and then reextracted using the proportional quota sampling method by sex and age. From July to October 2017, telephone interviews were conducted and the participant responses regarding treatment history for spinal or joint diseases, experiences with collaborative treatment, and preferred type of collaborative treatment were recorded.Of the 1008 respondents, 44.64% reported a history of treatment for spina

SUBMITTER: Lee YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8137069 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature