Awareness of Psychosomatic Medicine in Korea: Results From an Online Survey Conducted With Doctors and the General Public
Doctors identified more PM-specific terms, whereas the general public had a vaguer understanding of PM. Even a brief education intervention significantly helped align the perceptions of both groups with current PM theory, highlighting the impact of education. Regarding PM educational content recommendations, the focus should be on stress education for the general public and on practical assessment and management of psychosomatic disorders for doctors.
Authors
- Won Sub Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0495-2861)
- Jeongwan Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0458-6750)
- Cheolmin Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8232-2921)
- Hong Jun Jeon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0260-0494)
- Moon‐Soo Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0729-6943)
- Jee Hyun Ha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0973-1139)
- Seung-Ho Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3479-0552)
- Hyung Mo Sung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2396-3358)
- Hee Jin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5628-4081)
- Sun Mi Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4131-0542)
- Jae-Won Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6294-7046)
Institutions
- Korea University (KR)
- Soonchunhyang University (KR)
- Gumi University (KR)
- Kyung Hee University (KR)
- Konkuk University Medical Center (KR)
- Daejeon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University (KR)
- Chung-Ang University (KR)
- Wonkwang University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Korean Medical Science
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2025.40.e138
- Primary Topic
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00