The Impact of Early Acupuncture on Bell’s Palsy Recurrence: Real-World Evidence from Korea

Author:

Choi Yujin1ORCID,Lee Suji2ORCID,Yang Changsop1ORCID,Ahn Eunkyoung3ORCID

Affiliation:

1. KM Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea

2. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea

3. KM Data Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea

Abstract

Evidence-based treatment for Bell’s palsy includes the administration of steroids within 3 days of symptom onset. Additionally, a few studies have suggested the importance of combining early acupuncture treatment in the acute phase of Bell’s palsy with steroids. This study aimed to observe the impact of early acupuncture for Bell’s palsy using real-world health insurance data in Korea. This retrospective study extracted data from 45,986 adult patients with Bell’s palsy who received steroids between 2015 and 2017 with a follow-up period of at least 3 years until 2020 from the Korea National Health Insurance database. They were divided into the early acupuncture group (n = 28,267) and the comparison group (n = 17,719) based on the presence of an acupuncture treatment code within 7 days of diagnosis. The impact of early acupuncture on the likelihood of Bell’s palsy recurrence was evaluated using multivariate logistic regression. The patients in the early acupuncture group had a lower likelihood of recurrence (odds ratio: 0.81, 95% confidence interval: 0.69–0.95). This study observed a beneficial impact of early acupuncture on Bell’s palsy using real-world health insurance data in Korea. Further research is required to confirm these findings.

Funder

Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine

Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea

the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Health Information Management,Health Informatics,Health Policy,Leadership and Management

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