대한민국 두통환자의 카이로프랙틱 치료의 인식과 필요성에 대한 연구 = A Survey Study of The Need and Perception for Chiropractic Care in the Treatment of Headaches in Korea

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this thesis is to measure effectiveness of chiropractic care in the treatment of headaches in Korea as well as to explore the need and perception of chiropractic care. For eight months from January 19-September 19, 2015 I surveyed 207 people in Daejon, Chungnam province and Cheong-ju, Chung-buk province. The highest respondents were over 50 years of age with 30.90% of surveys completed by this age group. The female responses were higher than male at 84.54%. The occupation of most respondents was housewife at 36.23%.
Survey results revealed that when asked how long respondents had headaches for, 36.70% stated a week and when asked how long the headaches lasted, 52.17% stated for 30 minutes. Respondents stated that the type of headache they experienced most was a cervicalgenic headache as demosntrated by 61.83% respondents. When asked how they treat their headaches and whether they had treatment before, 58.54% of the respondents stated they had received treatment for headaches. When it was specified by asking what kind of clinic they had visited to address their headaches, 35.53% stated they had seen a medical doctor. 46.73% of the respondents also stated that they mostly made their treatment decision based on distance, choosing to go to close by. For respondents who did not receive treatment, when asked why, the top reason that received a 40.69% response rate was they had no time. 45.89% of respondents stated that there were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied after treatment of their headache.
When asked about chiropractic care, 42.099% reported they were satisfied after receiving chiropractic care. When asked if they knew about chiropractic care as a treatment option to address headaches 92. 75% of the respondents stated no, they had not eard about it. When asked about their understanding of the difference between chiropractic versus medical care, 59.42% stated chiropractic care had no medication and no surgery.
Respondents were asked how easy is it to find a chiropractic center and 43.47% stated it was very difficult. When asked if they would recommend chiropractic care for treatment of headaches to others, 43.93% stated that they would.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• ABSTRACT
• Ⅰ. 서론
• Ⅱ. 연구방법
• Ⅲ. 연구결과
• Ⅳ. 논의
• Ⅴ. 결론
• REFERENCES