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 6

The Proportion of treatment method for insomnia and the difference between KMGP and KMNPS.

Treatment methodTotal ()KMGP ()KMNPS ()
Mean (SD) (%)Mean (SD) (%)Mean (SD) (%)

Acupuncture45.83 (23.90)47.32 (23.97)37.26 (21.81)2.855.005
Herbal decoction31.44 (22.48)31.16 (22.95)33.06 (19.68)−.545.586
Insured herbal extract granules13.11 (11.94)13.12 (12.66)13.06 (8.41).024.981
Uninsured herbal extract granules16.78 (15.87)16.00 (15.75)19.72 (16.23)−1.125.263
Moxibustion12.85 (13.36)12.35 (10.70)15.31 (22.39)−.767.448
Cupping11.58 (13.13)11.87 (13.90)10.46 (9.55).567.571
Other0.65 (3.55)0.53 (2.95)1.34 (5.89)−.982.330

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