Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine (사상체질의학회지)

The Society Of Sasang Constitutional Medicine (사상체질의학회)
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A Development of the Two Step Questionnaire for the Sasang Constitution Diagnosis (TS-QSCD)

사상체질 진단을 위한 2단계 설문지(TS-QSCD)의 개발 연구

  • Shin, Dong-Yoon (Dep. of Sasang Constitoinal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Woosuk Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Jeong-Ho (Dep. of Sasang Constitoinal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Woosuk Univ.) ;
  • Choi, Dae-Sung (Dep. of Sasang Constitoinal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Woosuk Univ.) ;
  • Lim, Mi-Kyung (Dep. of Sasang Constitoinal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Woosuk Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Lo (Dep. of Sasang Constitoinal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Woosuk Univ.) ;
  • Song, Jeong-Mo (Dep. of Sasang Constitoinal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Woosuk Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Young-Won (Dep. of Sasang Constitoinal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Woosuk Univ.)
  • 신동윤 (우석대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 김정호 (우석대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 최대성 (우석대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 임미경 (우석대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 이경로 (우석대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 송정모 (우석대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 김영원 (우석대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과)
  • Published : 2006.04.30
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Abstract

1. Objectives The Sasang Constitution has been studied in many parts and one of the most common inquiries is the self-reporting questionnaire. But the established investigation has the problem that the respondents are not fully aware of the questionnaires and answer them. To settle this problem, it's been made new questionnaires through two steps. 2. Methods At first step, the testers ate classified into Yangin(陽人) and Eumin(陰人). And then, Taeyangin is distinguished from Soyangin likewise Taeumin is told from Soeumin. It's called 'The Two Step Questionnaire for the Sasang Constitution Diagnosis(TS-QSCD)'. This new method is tested by 160 testers and Woosuk university students whose constitution ate confirmed to make clear clinical uses 3. Results and Conclusions Questionnaire Sasang Constitution corresponds with The Real Sasang Constitution at the rate of 71.87%. Only 5.63% has shown an error at the first step. Every experimenters by constitutions, the 56 objects of 74 Taeumin are confirmed the same as it is. It has 84.85% accuracy. The 27 objects of 32 Soeumin come to the same thing and it has 69.23% accuracy. Similarly, the 32 objects of 42 Soyangin come to the same conclusion and 72.73% accuracy high As the result, in comparison to the Real Constitution with the Constitution by questionnaires, the accord comes out Kappa Indices 0.6427866. This result is comparatively high. Chi-square Test can be shown statistical meaning as well.

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