The Analysis for Termination of Treatment and Satisfaction in Traffic Accident Patient

The Analysis for Factors Affecting Termination of Treatment and Treatment Satisfaction of Korean Medicine in Traffic Accident Injury Patients: A Retrospective Study With Survey

Data of one hospital will be used to find out the patient's satisfaction with the treatment, analyze the factors effecting on the treatment termination.

Also, plan to see if there is a correlation between prognosis according to the seriousness of the accident. In addition, investigators want to find out the participants' perception of car insurance and their satisfaction with traditional Korean medicine treatment.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Whiplash Injuries; Accidents, Traffic
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: electronic medical record(EMR) Data and patient survey

Detailed Description

Retrospective data will be extracted using electronic medical records and computerized data of hospitalized patients. Based on this, investigators will conduct research in the form of prospective survey and analyze the causal relationship and factors using the two data.

The hospital's medical records will be used to analyze the patient's condition during the hospitalization period and to determine the situation after the end of treatment through questionnaire. The questionnaire will be developed after consultation with experts from musculoskeletal system and related societies, and will be used for the questionnaire.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 682

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Korea, Republic of
  • Busan, Korea, Republic of, 48102
    • Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
  • Busan, Korea, Republic of
    • Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 19 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients who ended up the hospitalization and treatment through car insurance in Haeundae Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 19 to 65
• A traffic accident injury patient who had been hospitalized at Haeundae Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital from Jan. 01, 2016 to Dec. 31, 2018.

Exclusion Criteria:

• People whose traffic accidents are not yet agreed to
• Those who have not exceeded 90 days (3 months) since the conclusion of the agreement
• Persons unable to communicate

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Other

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pain duration after treatment termination	duration will be checked in week	Finish all survey by Nov 2019
Spent treatment fee after agreement with car insurance	fee will be measured in tens of thousands	Finish all data collection by Nov 2019

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Neck Disability Index (NDI)	Neck Disability Index (NDI) scores during hospitalization	Finish all data collection by Nov 2019
Change in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)	Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores during hospitalization	Finish all data collection by Nov 2019
Change in EuroQol 5-dimensions 5-levels	EuroQol 5-dimensions 5-levels scores during hospitalization	Finish all data collection by Nov 2019
situation of of traffic accident	Whether in car traffic accident or out car traffic accident	Finish all survey by Nov 2019
Numeric rating scale (NRS) score	pain score at the accident time	Finish all survey by Nov 2019
Whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) grade.	seriousness of accidents	Finish all survey by Nov 2019
overall condition of patient after treatment termination	After the termination of the treatment, confirm that additional treatment was carried out using private expenses and reconfirm the pain after the termination of the treatment.	Finish all survey by Nov 2019
satisfaction of car insurance	Patients' satisfaction questionnaire (0~10 score) 10 is better	Finish all survey by Nov 2019
Satisfaction with Korean medicine treatment for traffic accident injury	Patients' satisfaction questionnaire (0~10 score), 10 is better	Finish all survey by Nov 2019

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Jaseng Medical Foundation
• Collaborators: Korea Health Industry Development Institute
• Investigators: Study Chair: In-Hyuk Ha, Jaseng Medical Foundation

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 1, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 30, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): January 31, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 11, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 15, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): November 19, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 10, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 8, 2022
• Last Verified: August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: traffic accident; whiplash injury; traditional Korean medicine; car insurance
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries; Neck Injuries; Whiplash Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: JS-CT-2019-07

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No