Utilization Status and Satisfaction with Medical Services in Nonresidential Foreign Medical Tourists Visiting a Korean Medicine Hospital

Table 1

Characteristics of foreign medical tourism patients visiting an integrative Korean medicine hospital.

Factor	Mean ± SD	n	(%)
Sex
Male		709	40.91
Female		1024	59.09
Age	45.30 ± 14.08
<20		59	3.4
20≤, <30		168	9.69
30≤, <40		361	20.83
40≤, <50		462	26.66
50≤, <60		413	23.83
60≤, <70		199	11.48
70≤		71	4.1
Country
Japan		466	26.89
Russia		463	26.72
Kazakhstan		353	20.37
Mongolia		53	3.06
US		50	2.89
Germany		21	1.21
Saudi Arabia		21	1.21
Uzbekistan		21	1.21
Unknown		76	4.39
Other		209	12.11
Main diagnosis
M542		369	21.29
M545		346	19.97
M511		271	15.64
M255		123	7.1
M179		93	5.37
M501		83	4.79
Z00		44	2.54
M544		40	2.31
Other		364	21.1
Visiting channel
Recommendation		508	29.32
Online search		355	20.49
Agency		551	31.79
Travel office		95	5.48
Advertisement		54	3.11
Other		170	9.81

, cervicalgia; M545, low back pain; M511, lumbar and other intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy; M255, pain in joint; M179, gonarthrosis, unspecified; M501, cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy; Z00, general examination and investigation of persons without complaint or reported diagnosis (mainly for cosmetic purposes (i.e., antiaging)); M544, lumbago with sciatica.