Study on the Effects of Sasang Psychobiological Factors on General Health Status

일반건강특성에 영향을 미치는 사상체질의 심리적, 신체적 요인에 대한 연구

  • Chae, Han (Division of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Yun Hee (Departmrnt of Sasang Constitutional Medicine,College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Park, Soo Hyun (Departmrnt of Psychology, Yonsei University) ;
  • Hwang, Eui Hyoung (Third Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kwon, Young Kyu (Division of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Soo Jin (Departmrnt of Psychotherapy, College of Nursing and Public Health, Kyungil University)
  • 채한 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 양생기능의학부) ;
  • 김윤희 (대전대학교 한방병원 사상체질의학과) ;
  • 박수현 (연세대학교 심리학과) ;
  • 황의형 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 임상의학 3부) ;
  • 권영규 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 양생기능의학부) ;
  • 이수진 (경일대학교 심리치료학과)
  • Received : 2014.04.09
  • Accepted : 2014.08.19
  • Published : 2014.08.25

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between general health condition and biopsychological traits of Sasang typology which determines the disease susceptibility and treatment responses. We had Korean Constitutional Multicenter Bank (KCMB) listed 1156 participants for measuring Sasang Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) and Body Mass Index (BMI) for biopsychological traits of each Sasang types as well as Short Form 12 (SF12) for general health status. All the analysis was performed with consideration of gender and age. We analyzed the differences in general health status between Sasang types and the correlation between general health status and biopsychological traits of Sasang typology. We also analyzed how much the selected SF12 subscales can be explained with biopsychosocial characteristics. There were no generaliszable differences among Sasang type groups in SF12, no significant correlation between biopsychological traits and SF12 Physical and Mental Component Summary. We found that there were significant correlations between SPQ-Behavior subscale and SF12 Vitality, and the regression model with SPQ-Behavior, SPQ-Emotionality, age and sex can predict 15.4% of the total variances in SF12 Vitality. We discussed the possibility that the Sasang typology is not a determinant of general health status but a moderator for the susceptibility and response. This study would contribute to the development of Sasang type-specific life nurturing program focusing on the psychological perspectives.

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