The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

The Society of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회)
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Analytic Study of 68 Patients with Functional Dyspepsia According to Syndrome Differentiation

68명의 기능성 소화불량증 환자에 대한 한의학적 변증분석

  • Park, Yang-Chun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Cho, Jung-Hyo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Choi, Sun-Mi (Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Son, Chang-Gue (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • 박양춘 (대전대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 조정효 (대전대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 최선미 (한국한의학연구원) ;
  • 손창규 (대전대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2008.09.30
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Abstract

Objective : Functional dyspepsia is a common disease impeding subjective quality of life. The present study aimed to analyze syndrome differentiation of functional dyspepsia to help with development of oriental therapeutics. Methods : Sixty-eight subjects diagnosed with functional dyspepsia were analyzed and classified into one of five syndrome differentiations. We compared symptomatic characteristics according to the Nepean Dyspepsia Index (NDI), such as severity, kinds of dyspepsia-related complaints and functional dyspepsia quality of life (QOL) among groups. Results : Patients with disharmony between liver and stomach were most prevalent (52.9%), but no patients with complex of fever and cold. The scores of symptom severity and QOL were not significantly different between groups. Each group had a specified pattern of complaints. Conclusions : Clinical-study based analysis of functional dyspepsia constructed by this study, could be useful in objectively developing Oriental medicines for this disease.

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