Response of Korean Medicine Hospital to COVID-19

Hospital Operational Response Strategy and Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Spine-specialty Korean Medicine Training Hospital

The objectives of this study are to report the response strategy to prevent COVID-19 spread implemented at a Korean medicine hospital, and the satisfaction survey results regarding its preventive measures.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Covid19
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Survey

Detailed Description

The objectives of this study are (1) to report the response strategy to prevent COVID-19 spread implemented at a Korean medicine hospital situated in Seoul, Korea, (2) to describe patient visit trends compared to the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases during the COVID-19 peak in February - April 2020, and (3) to provide results of a satisfaction survey regarding its preventive measures.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 485

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Korea, Republic of
  • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 06110
    • Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Inpatients hospitalized and outpatients visiting Jaseng Hospital of Korean medicine during March 23-25, 2020

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Inpatients hospitalized at Jaseng Hospital of Korean medicine during March 23-25, 2020
• Outpatients visiting Jaseng Hospital of Korean medicine during March 23-25, 2020

Exclusion Criteria:

• Visitors visiting Jaseng Hospital of Korean medicine during March 23-25, 2020 for purposes other than treatment

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Patient satisfaction survey; Jaseng Hospital of Korean medicine conducted a pen and paper survey on patient satisfaction with regard to its COVID-19 response in inpatients hospitalized and outpatients visiting during March 23-25, 2020.	Other: Survey; The patient satisfaction survey consisted of 8 items, including 7 Likert scale questions and 1 multiple choice question.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Satisfactory service regarding hospital response to COVID-19	Multiple choice question on satisfactory service regarding hospital response to COVID-19, if any	Baseline (time of current visit)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Feelings of apprehension regarding hospital visits	Likert scale question on level of feelings of apprehension before hospital visits due to COVID-19	Baseline (time of current visit)
Medical staff wearing of facial masks and hand hygiene	Likert scale question on level of maintenance of wearing of facial masks and hand hygiene in medical staff	Baseline (time of current visit)
Cleanliness and sterilization of hospital facilities	Likert scale question on level of cleanliness and sterilization of hospital facilities with regard to COVID-19 spread prevention	Baseline (time of current visit)
Convenience and accessibility of hand sanitizers	Likert scale question on level of convenience and accessibility of hand sanitizers	Baseline (time of current visit)
Helpfulness and readability of posters and stand-up banners	Likert scale question on level of helpfulness and readability of posters and stand-up banners with COVID-19 information in the hospital	Baseline (time of current visit)
Satisfaction with hospital safety measures for COVID-19	Likert scale question on level of satisfaction with hospital safety measures for COVID-19	Baseline (time of current visit)
Recommendation of hospital to friends and family	Likert scale question on level of recommendation of this hospital to friends and family concerned with visiting hospitals due to COVID-19	Baseline (time of current visit)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
• Investigators: Study Director: Jinho Lee, KMD, Ph.D., Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 10, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 10, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): August 10, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 26, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 26, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): August 27, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 22, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 20, 2022
• Last Verified: July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; COVID-19
• Other Study ID Numbers: JMA-CT-2020-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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