서울시내 일부 병원에 근무하는 물리치료사의 업무 효율성에 관한 실태조사

Abstract

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물리치료사의 업무량 및 업무의 효율성을 조사 분석하여, 매년격증하고 있는 물리치료

사의 업무량에 대응해 나가기 위한 인력관리 및 업무와 효율화를 기하고져 1981년 1월 1

일부터 1981년12훨 31일까지 병원 14개소와 그 곳에 근무하는 58명의 물리치료사를 대상

으로 취업 물리치료사의 특성, 취업 물리치료사의 업무량 및 물리치료실외 면적과 치료기

구 보유 현황에 관하여 조사분석 하였다.

물리치료사의 1인 1일 치료 환자수는 평균 16명이었고 물리치료사의 평균 작업율은 4.6

이었다.

이는 적정 작업율 3.3을 넘는 것으로 물리치료사의 업무량이 과중하여 물리치료사의 증

원이 불가피한 상태임을 시사하였다.

조사대상 병원중 종합병원(A군)의 물리치료실 평균 면적은 214.9㎡였고 병원(B군)의 평

균 면적은 26.8㎡이였다. 그리고 일반치료실에 대하여 그 면적 추계를 통해서 그 면적을

검토해 본 결과 종합병원(A군) 2개소와 병원(B군) 3개소에서 추계면적에 비해 설치된 면

적이 작은 형편이어서 치료업무의 효율화를 위해서는 일반치료실의 경우에서만 보더라도

치료실 면적의 확장이 필요한 것으로 나타났다.

물리치료실의 치료기구 보유 현황은 전 37품목에 483개중 종합병원(A군)이 37품목에 37

9 (78.5%)개, 병원(B군)이 23품목에 104(21.57%)개로 나타났으며, 병원(B군)의 치료기구

보유 현황은 종합병원(A군)의 치료기구 보유 현황에 비해 매우 적어서 치료업무량의 경감

에 도움을 주지 못하고 있음은 말할 것도 없고 치료의 효율성도 직하될 우려가 있는 실정

임을 알 수 있었다.

Survey of Physica1 Therapist Work Efficiency in Seoul Area Hospitals

Park, Chan-Eui

Department of Public Health The Graduate School Yonsei University.

(Directed by Prof. Jung Soon Shin M.D.)

A survey of physical therapists' work load and efficiency was done. In order to

increase the work efficiency and manage manpower to match the annual increasing

physical therapists' work 10ad, 58 physical therapists employed in 14 hospitals

were surveyed during the period January 11 1981 to December 31, 1981 to studs their

demographic characteristics, work load, physical therapy department space area and

therapeutic equipment.

The average number of patients treated by one physical therapist in one day was

16 persons and the average work quotient per therapist was 4.6. This is higher than

the proper work quotient of 3.3 and shorts that theme therapists are overworked.

The situation is such that an increase of physical therapy staff is Inevitable.

Of the average work space in all physical therapy departments in the hospitals

surveyed, the space of departments in general hospitals (Group A) was 214.9 ㎡ and

in hospitals(Group B) 26.8 ㎡. From the result of calculation of the estimated

apace needed for general treatment room space, the space in 2 general hospitals

(Group A) and 3 hospitals (Group B ) was small.

In 2 general hospitals (Group A) and 3 hospitals (Group B), the actual space was

smaller when compacted with the estimated space So, even when considering the case

of a general treatment space the necessity for enlargement to improve the

efficiency of the therapy work was evident.

In regard to the situation of therapeutic equipment situated in physical therapy

departments, the total of all types of equipment was 37 with a total of 483

individual pieces of equipment. General hospitals (Group A) had all 37 kinds of

equipment totalling 379 (78.5%) individual pieces and hospitals (Group B) had only

23 kinds with a total of 104 (21.5%) individual pieces.

The therapeutic equipment in the hospitals (Group B) was very small compared with

that of general hospitals (Group A) that it goes without saying that they could not

be of any help in reducing the work load. Therefore it can be seen that the

situation is one in which the efficiency of treatment is decreased and this to a

matter of grave concern.