Research Article

The Pilot Survey of the Perception on the Practice Pattern, Diagnosis, and Treatment on Korean Medicine Insomnia: Focusing on the Difference between Korean Medical Neuropsychiatry Specialists and Korean Medical General Practitioners

Table 10

The assessment of treatment and the difference between KMGP and KMNPS.

Assessment methodsTotal ()KMGP ()KMNPS ()

A patient’s statement352 (98.3%)300 (98.4%)52 (98.1%).017.897
Questionnaire22 (6.1%)4 (1.3%)18 (34.0%)83.461.000
Polysomnography0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)--
Actigraphy, etc.0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)--
EEG including neurofeedback3 (.8%)2 (.7%)1 (1.9%).824.364
Wearable device0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)--
Sleep application2 (.6%)2 (.7%)0 (0.0%).349.554
Dose of sleeping pill's114 (31.8%)86 (28.2%)28 (52.8%)12.625.000
HRV18 (5.0%)6 (2.0%)12 (22.6%)40.417.000
Change in pulse76 (21.2%)65 (21.3%)11 (20.8%).008.927
Change of face color74 (20.7%)59 (19.3%)15 (28.3%)2.210.137
Other8 (2.2%)8 (2.6%)0 (0.0%)1.422.233

KMGP: Korean medical general practitioner, KMNPS: Korean medical neuropsychiatry specialist.