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Cho Y, Yeo J, Lee YS, Kim EJ, Nam D, Park YC, Ha IH, Lee YJ. Healthcare Utilization for Lateral Epicondylitis: A 9-Year Analysis of the 2010–2018 Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service National Patient Sample Data. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10040636. [PMID: 35455814 PMCID: PMC9030966 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10040636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
This retrospective cross-sectional study examined healthcare utilization among 213,025 patients with lateral epicondylitis over a nine-year period using the 2010–2018 Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) data (ICD code M771). Healthcare utilization, types of treatment, and the route of the visit were analyzed with frequency analysis for Western medicine (WM) and Korean medicine (KM). The findings revealed that the number of patients visiting WM and KM facilities for lateral epicondylitis rose every year from 2010 to 2018. Over this period, the age distribution of patients was 45–54 years (39.93%), 55–64 (23.12%), and 35–44 years (21.07%), and there were slightly more female patients (53.66%) than male patients (46.34%). The number of claims for lateral epicondylitis tended to increase with decreasing average monthly temperature; an increased proportion of middle-aged patients (45–64 years) was the most evident. The most frequently performed interventions in WM were subcutaneous or intramuscular injection (injection), deep heat therapy (physical therapy), and spinal peripheral nerve block-axillary nerve block (treatment/operation); the most frequently performed intervention in KM was acupuncture (injection). For pharmacological treatment, analgesics and anti-inflammatory medications were most frequently prescribed. The findings can be useful for health policymakers and as foundational data for clinicians and researchers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yujin Cho
- Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, 536 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Korea;
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- Jaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, 3F, 538 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Korea; (J.Y.); (Y.-S.L.); (I.-H.H.)
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- Jaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, 3F, 538 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Korea; (J.Y.); (Y.-S.L.); (I.-H.H.)
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- Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 13601, Korea;
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- Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital at Gangdong, 892 Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 05278, Korea;
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- Jaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, 3F, 538 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Korea; (J.Y.); (Y.-S.L.); (I.-H.H.)
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- Jaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, 3F, 538 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Korea; (J.Y.); (Y.-S.L.); (I.-H.H.)
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