초록

Objectives: This study aimed to understand the motives for visiting oriental medical hospital and the
satisfaction degree of cancer patients, in order to increase the satisfaction rate of oriental medicine
among cancer patients. Methods: The data were collected from inpatients who responded to a self-report
questionnaire. Independent t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and correlation analysis were used for
data analysis. Results: The most prominent motive for visiting oriental medical hospital was recurrence
prevention and energy recovery. In oriental medical care, positive responses appeared in the order of 'Acupuncture',
'Pharmacopuncture', 'Enzyme therapy', 'Foot bath therapy', and 'Moxibustion'. According to the research on medical
satisfaction degree, the overall satisfaction degree was 4.56. On each field, satisfaction degree related to the doctor
service was 4.64, and satisfaction degree of using the procedure was 4.47. Conclusions: Cancer patients mostly visited
oriental medical hospital for recurrence prevention and regaining energy, and the service distribution of oriental medical
hospital was almost equal without being concentrated on the specified social classes.