양한방 의료 서비스 선택요인에 관한 연구

• Published in: 동의생리병리학회지 Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 440 - 445
• Main Authors: 이정원(Jeong Won Lee), 김이순(Yi Soon Kim), 곽이섭(Yi Sub Kwak), 김경철(Gyeong Cheol Kim)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한의병리학회 2014
• Subjects: 한의학; selection factors; korean medical characteristics; medical management; difference of medical system
• ISSN: 1738-7698; 2288-2529; 2283-2529
• DOI: 10.15188/kjopp.2014.08.28.4.440

Korean medical system is unique system that has two medical system, Western medical institution and Korean medical institution. In this environment, patients who use each medical institution have different selection factors. The study explores the selection factors' difference of korean/western medical institutions. The empirical analysis of the surveyed data produced the following outcomes. The result of factor analysis, four factors were extracted. That was Human services, Costs and Physical Environment, Prestige and reputation, Public relations and reliability. Overall, the four selection factor importance scores of Korean medical institution were higher than western medical institution's. These findings show that there is a difference between korean and western medical institutions in terms of selection factors. After this study, More study about medical management and healthcare policy including korean medical characteristics is needed.