The Fundamental Study for the Standardization and Objectification of Pattern Identification in Traditional Korean Medicine for Stroke (SOPI-Stroke): An overview of phase I

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. e125-e131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae-Yong Park ◽  
Ju Ah Lee ◽  
Min Ho Cha ◽  
Byoung-Kab Kang ◽  
Tae-Woong Moon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase I ◽  
Pattern Identification ◽  
Traditional Korean Medicine ◽  
Fundamental Study ◽  
Korean Medicine

scholarly journals Interobserver Reliability of Tongue Diagnosis Using Traditional Korean Medicine for Stroke Patients

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi Mi Ko ◽  
Ju Ah Lee ◽  
Byoung-Kab Kang ◽  
Tae-Yong Park ◽  
Jungsup Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interobserver Agreement ◽  
Interobserver Reliability ◽  
Pattern Identification ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Traditional Korean Medicine ◽  
Fundamental Study ◽  
Korean Medicine ◽  
Tongue Diagnosis ◽  
Fur Quality

Observation of the tongue, also known as tongue diagnosis, is an important procedure in diagnosis by inspection in Traditional Korean medicine (TKM). We investigated the reliability of TKM tongue diagnosis in stroke patients by evaluating interobserver reliability regarding tongue indicators as part of the project named the Fundamental Study for the Standardization and Objectification of Pattern Identification in TKM for Stroke (SOPI-Stroke). A total of 658 patients with stroke admitted to 9 oriental medical university hospitals participated. Each patient was independently seen by two experts from the same department for an examination of the status of the tongue. Interobserver agreement about subjects regarding pattern identification with the same opinion between the raters (n=451) was generally high, ranging from “moderate” to “excellent”. Interobserver agreement was nearly perfect for certain signs of special tongue appearance (mirror, spotted, and bluish purple), poor for one of the tongue colors (pale) and moderate for others. Clinicians displayed measurable agreement regarding tongue indicators via both observation and pattern identification consistency. However, interobserver reliability regarding tongue color and fur quality was relatively low. Therefore, it is necessary to improve objectivity and reproducibility of tongue diagnosis through the development of detail-oriented criteria and enhanced training of clinicians.

scholarly journals Developing indicators of pattern identification in patients with stroke using traditional Korean medicine

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju Ah Lee ◽  
Tae-Yong Park ◽  
Jungsup Lee ◽  
Tae-Woong Moon ◽  
Jiae Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pattern Identification ◽  
Traditional Korean Medicine ◽  
Korean Medicine

scholarly journals A Study on the Diagnostic Elements of Cold-Heat Pattern Identification by Korean Medicine Doctors: Association with Objective and Subjective Body Temperature

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Joo Park ◽  
Ji-Ho Nam ◽  
Mi Hong Yim ◽  
Honggie Kim ◽  
Jong Yeol Kim
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Pattern Identification ◽  
Traditional Korean Medicine ◽  
Korean Medicine ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Heat Pattern ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Gender Groups ◽  
Objectively Measured

Although the Cold-Heat Pattern is the most important diagnostic factor in Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM), its relationship to body temperature and subjective temperature has not been clearly revealed. In this study, based on clinical data from 551 patients, we classified patients treated with herbal medicines into a Cold-prescription group (CG) and a Heat-prescription group (HG), and we compared the ordinary symptoms between the two groups. Subjective body temperature was higher in the HG than in the CG (OR = 1.68, p<0.01) and digestive ability was better in the HG than in the CG (expert’s questionnaire, OR = 1.91, p<0.001). However, objectively measured body temperature did not show any significant difference between the HG and CG in both gender groups (p=0.383 and 0.181 for males and females, resp.). Our study suggests that the subjective body temperature and digestive ability may be the principal diagnostic elements of Cold-Heat Pattern identification by Korean Medicine Doctors. These findings may contribute to the investigation of an objective method to measure the Cold-Heat Pattern.

scholarly journals Effect of Herbal Prescriptions in Accordance with Pattern Identification in Acute Cerebral Infarction Patients: Based on Fire-Heat Pattern

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
WooSang Jung ◽  
JungMi Park ◽  
SangKwan Moon ◽  
Sangho Hyun
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Infarction ◽  
Pattern Identification ◽  
Acute Cerebral Infarction ◽  
Baseline Score ◽  
Traditional Korean Medicine ◽  
Clinical Indicators ◽  
Korean Medicine ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Heat Pattern

Objectives.This study was conducted to verify the necessity of corresponding prescription to the diagnosed pattern in acute cerebral infarction patients.Methods.We studied cerebral infarction patients hospitalized within 30 days after the ictus. Forty-four clinical indicators, Motricity Index (MI) score, Scandinavian Stroke Scale (SSS) score, and herbal prescriptions were checked twice, two weeks apart. The probability of each pattern was calculated based on the clinical indicators. Changes in MI score, SSS score, and the probability of fire-heat pattern were compared between the pattern-prescription correspondence group and the noncorrespondence group.Results.Increments of MI score and SSS score in the correspondence group were significantly greater than those of the noncorrespondence group (p=0.003,p=0.001) while the baseline score of the two groups showed no significant difference. Probability of fire-heat pattern decreased significantly in the correspondence group (p=0.013) while the noncorrespondence group showed no significant difference after the treatment.Conclusion.Acute cerebral infarction patients who are diagnosed as fire-heat pattern showed better improvement in dysfunctions caused by the disease when they took the pattern corresponding prescriptions. This study provides evidence for the necessity and usefulness of pattern identification in Traditional Korean Medicine.

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