From: Smoking cessation programmes using traditional medicine in Korea
Interventions | Program | PHC-SCP | MOGEF-SCP | NHIS-SCP | |
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Korean medicine | Ear acupuncture | Needle type | Intradermal needle | Intradermal needle | Intradermal needle |
Acupoints | Lung, Shinmun, Endocrine, Pharynx & Larynx and Inner nose | Lung, Shinmun, Endocrine, Pharynx & Larynx and Inner nose | Lung, Shinmun, Endocrine, Pharynx & Larynx and Inner nose | ||
Duration | 3–4 h | 3–4 h | 3–4 h | ||
Manual acupuncture | Needle type | NA | NA | Basic needle | |
Acupoints | NA | NA | HT7, ST36, LI4, LU7, LU6 | ||
Duration | NA | NA | 15–20 min | ||
Herbal medicine | NA | Non-smoking pill (Optionally) | · Anxiety: Modified Xiaoyao Powder · Cough: Shensuyin · Phlegm: Banxia-Houpo-tang or Erchen-tang (Optionally) | ||
Adjuvant therapy | NRTs | ·Nicotine patch ·Nicotine gum | NA | · Nicotine patch · Nicotine gum | |
Other tools | Non-smoking doll (showing harms of cigarettes) | Self-writing handbook | NA | ||
Consultation | Consultant | Health care provider | TKM doctor | TKM doctor | |
Type | 5A type counsellinga | 5A type counselling (Dependent on doctor) | 5A type counselling (Dependent on doctor) | ||
Duration | 10–15 min | 5–10 min | 5–10 min | ||
Education program | ·Watching a video on harms of smoking ·Smoking detox experiment (goldfish experiment with cigarettes) | Watching a video on harms of smoking | NA | ||
Basic information | Medical cost | Patient cost sharing | Free | Free | 20% |
Government supports | 100% support | 100% support | 80% support | ||
Treatment period | Dependent on each PHC (Typically 4 weeks) | 3 weeks | 8 or 12 weeks (Dependent on patient’s choice) | ||
Treatment frequency | Dependent on each PHC (Typically twice a week) | Twice a week | Dependent on each clinic | ||
Primary outcome | Exhaled CO | Self-reported cessation success rate | Self-reported cessation success rate | ||
Characteristics | Utilises a variety of methods for cessation | Mainly acupuncture and additional education | Similar to the course of treatment in TKM clinics |