Kwon, Yoo, Go, Kim, and Lee: Research on Pattern Identification and Clinical Characteristics of Female Patients with Cold Hypersensitivity of Hands and Feet
Original Article
The Journal of Korean Medicine 2020; 41(2): 96-106.
1Dept. of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Se-Myung University
2Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sang-Ji University
3Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Se-Myung University
Correspondence to: Dong-Nyeong Lee, Dept. of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Se-Myung University, sangbang 4 gil 63, Chungju, Chungbuk, Korea, Tel: +82-43-841-1733, E-mail: handr88@hanmail.net
본 연구는 한국보건산업진흥원을 통해 보건복지부 「한의약선도기술개발사업」의 재정 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임. (HB16C0048-010016).
This study was supported by the Traditional Korean Medicine R & D Program funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) (HB16C0048-010016).
Received May 7, 2020 Revised May 25, 2020 Accepted May 26, 2020
The purpose of this study was to research the demographical and gynecologic characteristics, quality of life, and analyze the pattern identification in female patients with cold hypersensitivity of hands and feet.
Methods
112 participants were recruited from May 2018 to April 2019 from three korean medical hospitals. The data was composed of general characteristics, degree of coldness of hands and feet, gynecological questionnaire, score of WHOQOL-BREF and pattern identification. We divided data into 2 groups: The group of patients who meet the criteria for diagnosis of coldness on feet and the group of patients who meet the criteria for diagnosis of coldness on feet and hands. We tried to compare data by groups using Excel 2016 for windows and SPSS for windows (Ver. 23.0).
Results
Throughout the study, we found differences between 2 groups in weight, body mass index (BMI), VAS score of cold hypersensitivity on feet, temperature of PC8, ST32, and pattern identification.
Conclusions
After the study, we confirmed that even though both groups suffer from cold hypersensitivity of hands and feet, they show clinical differences in each group and differences in pattern identification.
* Statistically significant by chi-square test (p<0.05)
FCG: The group of patients who meet the criteria for diagnosis of coldness on feet
HFCG: The group of patients who meet the criteria for diagnosis of coldness on hands and feet
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