Table 5.
Treatment effects of outpatients in Korean Traditional Medicine hospitals/clinics.
| Treatment effect | Infrequent | Frequent | Total | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbal medicine | |||||
| Very effective | 133 (41.2) | 190 (58.8) | 323 (35.1) | 0.0002 | |
| Slightly effective | 166 (45.6) | 198 (54.4) | 364 (39.5) | ||
| Average | 66 (46.5) | 76 (53.5) | 142 (15.4) | ||
| Rarely effective | 8 (47.1) | 9 (52.9) | 17 (1.9) | ||
| Not effective | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 3 (0.3) | ||
| Do not know | 52 (73.2) | 19 (26.8) | 71 (7.7) | ||
| Compounded herbal medicine | |||||
| Very effective | 41 (48.8) | 43 (51.2) | 84 (24.9) | 0.2503 | |
| Slightly effective | 83 (49.7) | 84 (50.3) | 167 (46.7) | ||
| Average | 38 (56.7) | 29 (43.3) | 67 (19.2) | ||
| Rarely effective | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 8 (2.3) | ||
| Not effective | — | — | — | ||
| Do not know | 13 (76.5) | 4 (23.5) | 17 (5.0) | ||
| Acupuncture | |||||
| Very effective | 421 (44.3) | 529 (55.7) | 950 (39.1) | <0.0001 | |
| Slightly effective | 537 (51.0) | 516 (49.0) | 1053 (43.4) | ||
| Average | 180 (61.2) | 114 (38.8) | 294 (12.1) | ||
| Rarely effective | 18 (62.1) | 11 (37.9) | 29 (1.2) | ||
| Not effective | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 5 (0.2) | ||
| Do not know | 87 (89.7) | 10 (10.3) | 97 (4.0) | ||
| Moxa cautery | |||||
| Very effective | 115 (35.9) | 205 (64.1) | 320 (33.9) | 0.0040 | |
| Slightly effective | 163 (38.7) | 258 (61.3) | 421 (44.6) | ||
| Average | 59 (36.0) | 105 (64.0) | 164 (17.4) | ||
| Rarely effective | 4 (44.4) | 5 (55.6) | 9 (1.0) | ||
| Not effective | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 3 (0.3) | ||
| Do not know | 21 (75.0) | 7 (25.0) | 28 (3.0) | ||
| Cupping treatment | |||||
| Very effective | 127 (42.3) | 173 (57.7) | 300 (32.9) | 0.0047 | |
| Slightly effective | 177 (42.1) | 243 (57.9) | 420 (46.1) | ||
| Average | 67 (44.4) | 84 (55.6) | 151 (16.6) | ||
| Rarely effective | 4 (33.3) | 8 (66.7) | 12 (1.3) | ||
| Not effective | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (0.2) | ||
| Do not know | 22 (81.5) | 5 (18.5) | 27 (3.0) | ||
| Chiropractic treatment | |||||
| Very effective | 31 (33.0) | 63 (67.0) | 94 (42.0) | 0.0241 | |
| Slightly effective | 32 (36.4) | 56 (63.6) | 88 (39.3) | ||
| Average | 11 (35.5) | 20 (64.5) | 31 (13.8) | ||
| Rarely effective | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (0.9) | ||
| Not effective | — | — | — | ||
| Do not know | 8 (88.9) | 1 (11.1) | 9 (4.0) | ||
| Physical therapy | |||||
| Very effective | 203 (40.4) | 300 (59.6) | 503 (31.4) | <0.0001 | |
| Slightly effective | 360 (46.7) | 411 (53.3) | 771 (48.1) | ||
| Average | 126 (51.0) | 121 (49.0) | 247 (15.4) | ||
| Rarely effective | 9 (45.0) | 11 (55.0) | 20 (1.3) | ||
| Not effective | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | 5 (0.3) | ||
| Do not know | 49 (87.5) | 7 (12.5) | 56 (3.5) | ||
Data are presented as n (%).