Patterns of Integrative Korean Medicine Practice for Anxiety Disorders: A Survey among Korean Medicine Doctors (KMDs) in Korea
Table 5
The reason why patients want KM treatment.
Reason
KMD (N = 677)
KMNPS (N = 80)
value (χ2 test)
n (%)
n (%)
Improving the quality of life
314 (46.4)
35 (43.8)
0.743
Improvement of psychological symptoms
314 (46.4)
49 (61.3)
0.016
Improvement of physical symptoms
322 (47.6)
63 (78.8)
<0.001
Stop medication or decrease dosage
379 (56.0)
64 (80.0)
<0.001
Dissatisfaction with modern medical treatment
292 (43.1)
39 (48.8)
0.402
Etc.
7 (1.0)
1 (1.3)
1
Values are expressed as n (%). values are calculated by chi-square test. KMD, Korean medicine doctor; KMNPS, Korean medicine neuropsychiatry specialist.
