Table 2.
Visiting health care providers
| Health care providers | Visiteda (%) | Motivationa (%) | Helpfulnessa (%) (Very and somewhat) | Number of visitb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute illnessc | Long-term illnessd | Improvement of well-being | Others | ||||
| Physicians | 67.9 | 35.1 | 30.0 | 27.7 | 7.2 | 94.8 | 2.6 |
| Korean medical doctor | 20.7 | 26.7 | 29.6 | 38.3 | 5.5 | 89.6 | 3.0 |
| Dentist | 35.9 | 23.1 | 22.2 | 46.5 | 8.2 | 97.0 | 1.7 |
| Pharmacist | 43.5 | 42.0 | 20.7 | 33.1 | 4.3 | 93.2 | 3.0 |
| Nurse | 22.4 | 41.4 | 19.8 | 31.8 | 7.0 | 93.6 | 2.9 |
| Maternity nurse | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 |
| Massage practitioner / Acupressure therapist | 9.7 | 6.8 | 14.8 | 75.3 | 3.1 | 89.5 | 2.8 |
| Acupuncturist / Moxibustionist | 2.0 | 21.2 | 42.4 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 90.9 | 2.9 |
| Judo therapist (Bonesetter) | 0.3 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.2 |
| Nutritionist | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 92.6 | 3.7 | 77.8 | 4.9 |
| Yoga instructor | 3.6 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 90.0 | 3.3 | 88.4 | 11.5 |
| Chiropractor | 1.4 | 20.8 | 37.5 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 83.4 | 2.2 |
| Manual therapist | 3.7 | 24.6 | 34.4 | 39.3 | 1.6 | 88.6 | 2.8 |
| Aromatherapist / Herb therapist | 3.2 | 11.3 | 7.5 | 75.5 | 5.7 | 84.9 | 2.3 |
| Spiritual therapist | 0.8 | 0.0 | 61.5 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 92.3 | 1.6 |
| Homeopathy therapist | 0.6 | 30.0 | 40.0 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 90.0 | 3.0 |
| Others | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 80.0 | 2.4 |
| Not received medical / health services | 14.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.0 |
Number of respondents: 1668
NA Not Applicable
a in the last 12 months, b in the last 3 months, c lasted less than 1 month, d lasted more than 1 month