A Survey on Public Health Doctor of Korean Medicine Participating in School Doctor of Korean Medicine Program

Soo Bo Shim; Hyun Hee Lee; Seung Hwan Lee; Man-Ki Hwang; Jeong-Su Park; Seong Joo Park; Seok Hyeon Lim; Seok Joo Chang; Hye Lim Lee; Shim, Soo Bo; Lee, Hyun Hee; Lee, Seung Hwan; Hwang, Man-Ki; Park, Jeong-Su; Park, Seong Joo; Lim, Seok Hyeon; Chang, Seok Joo; Lee, Hye Lim

doi:10.13048/jkm.23017

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Shim, Lee, Lee, Hwang, Park, Park, Lim, Chang, and Lee: A Survey on Public Health Doctor of Korean Medicine Participating in School Doctor of Korean Medicine Program

Original Article

The Journal of Korean Medicine 2023; 44(2): 60-69.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.23017

A Survey on Public Health Doctor of Korean Medicine Participating in School Doctor of Korean Medicine Program

Soo Bo Shim¹

, Hyun Hee Lee¹

, Seung Hwan Lee²

, Man-Ki Hwang²

, Jeong-Su Park³

, Seong Joo Park⁴

, Seok Hyeon Lim⁵

, Seok Joo Chang⁶

, Hye Lim Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Korean Medicine, Daejeon University

²Children & Youth Committee, The Association of Korean Medicine

³Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Semyung University

⁴Yecheon-gun Community Health Center, Gyeongsangbuk-do

⁵Hongcheon-gun Community Health Center, Gangwon-do

⁶Cheoin-gu Community Health Center, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do

Correspondence to: Hye Lim Lee, Department of Korean Pediatrics, Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University, 75, Daedeok-daero176beon-gil, Seo-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-42-470-9138, Fax: +82-42-477-9007, E-mail: hanilim03@gmail.com

Received March 21, 2023 Revised April 28, 2023 Accepted May 10, 2023

Abstract

Objectives

This study provides basic data for activating the school doctor of Korean medicine (SDKM) program by conducting a questionnaire survey for public health doctor of Korean medicine (PHDKM)

Methods

The survey questionnaire was produced by referring to the previous satisfaction survey studies for the Doctor of Korean medicine applying for the SDKM program (SDKMP). The survey questionnaire was composed of 10 questions regarding the satisfaction level, difficulties in progress, and suggestions for activation. The survey was conducted online for a total of 35 PHDKM applying for SDKMP, and 32 responses were collected.

Results

Of the 32 subjects, 9 (28.1%) conducted the SDKMP. The total satisfaction level of the SDKMP was 3.69 ± 1.12 points. The lack of a standardized manual and information system was the most difficult in the program’s progress (43.8%), followed by the bad cooperation of the public health centers (40.6%), and the lack of personal circumstances (40.6%). The establishment of a system to enlist cooperation with related institutions was suggested the most as a question for activating the SDKMP (71.9%), followed by the expansion of the SDKMP manual and guidance system (53.1%), and the expansion of publicity about SDKMP (37.5%).

Conclusions

To activate the SDKMP in a public health environment, it is necessary to improve the system to enlist cooperation with related institutions. Also, the need to expand the standardized manual, the guidance system, and the education to PHDKM about SDKMP.

Keywords: School doctor, School doctor of Korean medicine (SDKM), Public health doctor of Korean medicine (PHDKM)

Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Public Health Doctor of Korean Medicine

	Items	n (%)
Place of work	Public health unit	23 (71.9)
Place of work	Public health center and public health clinic	9 (28.1)

Working period	1 year	5 (15.6)
	2 years	12 (37.5)
	3 years	14 (43.8)
	Missing data	1 (3.1)

Postgraduate medical training	General practitioner	23 (71.9)
	Intern	3 (9.4)
	Medical specialists	6 (18.8)

Frequency of Conducting Korean Medicine School Doctor Program	0	23 (71.9)
	1	3 (9.4)
	2	1 (3.1)
	3	0 (0)
	More than 4	5 (15.6)

Table 2

The objects and Contents of the School Doctor of Korean Medicine program

	Items	n (%)
Objects	Kindergarten	1 (5.9)
	Elementary school	6 (35.3)
	Middle school	2 (11.8)
	High school	8 (47.0)
	Total	17 (100.0)

Contents	Health care education	8 (47.0)
	High frequency disease management	3 (17.7)
	Prevention of infectious diseases	2 (11.8)
	Yangsheng and wellbeing	2 (11.8)
	Prevention of obesity	1 (5.9)
	Height growth education	1 (5.9)
	Sex education	3 (17.7)
	Job experience and career counseling	5 (29.4)
	Introduction to Korean medicine	3 (17.7)
	Doctor of Korean medicine experience	1 (5.9)
	Career counseling	1 (5.9)
	Total	17 (100.0)

Table 3

Results: A Survey on Public Health Doctor of Korean Medicine Participating in School Doctor of Korean Medicine Program

Items	participation (n(%))

	not participated	participated	Total
Difficulties during the *SDKMP process (duplicated)
Without any difficulties	1 (4.3)	3 (33.3)	3 (9.4)
Bad cooperation of public health center	11 (47.8)	2 (22.2)	13 (40.6)
Bad cooperation of the school and the office of education	3 (13.0)	4 (44.4)	7 (21.9)
Low engagement rates of school and student	2 (8.7)	0 (0.0)	2 (6.3)
Lack of personal circumstances	13 (56.5)	0 (0.0)	13 (40.6)
Lack of motivation and compensation	7 (30.4)	2 (22.2)	9 (28.1)
Lack of education and training	8 (34.8)	1 (11.1)	9 (28.1)
Lack of a standardized manual and information system	9 (39.1)	5 (55.6)	14 (43.8)
Et cetera.	1 (4.3)	1 (11.1)	2 (6.3)

Total	23 (100.0)	9 (100.0)	32 (100.0)

The advantage of *SDKMP (duplicated)
It is more cost-effective than existing health improvement project	6 (26.1)	2 (22.2)	8 (25.0)
It is a necessary health improvement project for students, parents, and teachers	8 (34.8)	5 (55.6)	13 (40.6)
It is helpful for a positive perception of the Korean medicine	19 (82.6)	7 (77.8)	26 (81.3)
High satisfaction in participants with the direct participation of †DKM	9 (39.1)	3 (33.3)	12 (37.5)
Et cetera.	0 (0.0)	1 (11.1)	1 (3.1)

Total	23 (100.0)	9 (100.0)	32 (100.0)

Prerequisites for activation *SDKMP (duplicated)
Securement in health improvement project-related human resources	4 (17.4)	6 (66.7)	10 (31.3)
Establishment of a system to enlist cooperation with related institutions	16 (69.6)	7 (77.8)	23 (71.9)
Expansion of publicity about *SDKMP	7 (30.4)	5 (55.6)	12 (37.5)
Education and training for participating §PHDKM	9 (39.1)	2 (22.2)	11 (34.4)
Expansion of *SDKMP manual and guidance system	14 (60.9)	3 (33.3)	17 (53.1)
Et cetera.	1 (4.3)	0 (0.0)	1 (3.1)

Total	23 (100.0)	9 (100.0)	32 (100.0)

Willingness to participate *SDKMP 2023 based on the participation of the ‡SDKM program
Want to participate	19 (82.6)	9 (100.0)	28 (87.5)
Do not want to participate	4 (17.4)	0 (0.0)	4 (12.5)

Total	23 (100.0)	9 (100.0)	32 (100.0)

* SDKMP : School doctor of Korean medicine program,

† DKM : Doctor of Korean medicine,

‡ SDKM : School doctor of Korean medicine,

§ PHDKM, Public health doctor of Korean medicine;

Table 4

Satisfaction based on the participation of the School Doctor of Korean Medicine Program

Items		n	mean ± SD	p-value
Satisfaction	Total	32	3.69 ± 1.12	-
	Not participated	23	3.43 ± 1.16	*0.039
	Participated	9	4.33 ± 0.71	*0.039

t-test.

* p-value<0.05

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