Perception of cold and heat pattern identification in diseases: a survey of Korean medicine doctors
Background: This study aimed to investigate the extent to which Korean Medicine doctors consider cold and heat pattern identification when prescribing herbal treatment for a disease. Methods: A survey was sent by e-mail to 15,841 members of the Association of Korean Medicine for whom member informat...
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| description | Background: This study aimed to investigate the extent to which Korean Medicine doctors consider cold and heat pattern identification when prescribing herbal treatment for a disease.
Methods: A survey was sent by e-mail to 15,841 members of the Association of Korean Medicine for whom member information was registered. Of these, 699 (4.4%) members participated in the survey. The survey included questions regarding the frequency of use of cold and heat pattern identification in deciding a herbal treatment prescription, the diseases for which cold and heat pattern identification-related herbal treatment was most efficacious, the type of herbal treatment prescribed, and the duration of the treatment.
Results: Of the 699 respondents, 591 (84.5%) reported that they considered cold and heat when prescribing herbal treatment. The diseases for which consideration of cold and heat patterns was effective were, in order, menopausal disorder (124, 18.3%), chronic rhinitis (98, 14.5%), dyspepsia (94, 13.9%), hwa-byung (92, 13.6%), diarrhea (83, 12.3%), dysmenorrhea (61, 9.0%), headache (59, 8.7%), inflammation in the digestive tract (58, 8.6%), coldness in hands and feet (58, 8.6%), and atopic dermatitis (55, 8.1%). The typical treatment duration differed widely for different diseases: atopic dermatitis was most frequently treated for >2 months (38, 34.5%), whereas diarrhea was most frequently treated for ≤ 10 days (73, 43.6%).
Conclusion: These findings indicate that cold and heat pattern identification is a useful tool employed by Korean Medicine doctors. This study may provide a basis for clinical research investigating the effect of pattern identification-based treatment of diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bdd5c4e909ea437991a34b423632f2762025-08-20T02:18:36ZengElsevierIntegrative Medicine Research2213-42202017-03-0161263210.1016/j.imr.2016.10.004Perception of cold and heat pattern identification in diseases: a survey of Korean medicine doctorsKwang-Ho BaeYoungseop LeeKi-Hyun ParkYoungheum YoonSujeong MunSiwoo LeeBackground: This study aimed to investigate the extent to which Korean Medicine doctors consider cold and heat pattern identification when prescribing herbal treatment for a disease. Methods: A survey was sent by e-mail to 15,841 members of the Association of Korean Medicine for whom member information was registered. Of these, 699 (4.4%) members participated in the survey. The survey included questions regarding the frequency of use of cold and heat pattern identification in deciding a herbal treatment prescription, the diseases for which cold and heat pattern identification-related herbal treatment was most efficacious, the type of herbal treatment prescribed, and the duration of the treatment. Results: Of the 699 respondents, 591 (84.5%) reported that they considered cold and heat when prescribing herbal treatment. The diseases for which consideration of cold and heat patterns was effective were, in order, menopausal disorder (124, 18.3%), chronic rhinitis (98, 14.5%), dyspepsia (94, 13.9%), hwa-byung (92, 13.6%), diarrhea (83, 12.3%), dysmenorrhea (61, 9.0%), headache (59, 8.7%), inflammation in the digestive tract (58, 8.6%), coldness in hands and feet (58, 8.6%), and atopic dermatitis (55, 8.1%). The typical treatment duration differed widely for different diseases: atopic dermatitis was most frequently treated for >2 months (38, 34.5%), whereas diarrhea was most frequently treated for ≤ 10 days (73, 43.6%). Conclusion: These findings indicate that cold and heat pattern identification is a useful tool employed by Korean Medicine doctors. This study may provide a basis for clinical research investigating the effect of pattern identification-based treatment of diseases.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213422016300968Cold and heatPattern identificationPI |
| spellingShingle | Kwang-Ho Bae Youngseop Lee Ki-Hyun Park Youngheum Yoon Sujeong Mun Siwoo Lee Perception of cold and heat pattern identification in diseases: a survey of Korean medicine doctors Integrative Medicine Research Cold and heat Pattern identification PI |
| title | Perception of cold and heat pattern identification in diseases: a survey of Korean medicine doctors |
| title_full | Perception of cold and heat pattern identification in diseases: a survey of Korean medicine doctors |
| title_fullStr | Perception of cold and heat pattern identification in diseases: a survey of Korean medicine doctors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perception of cold and heat pattern identification in diseases: a survey of Korean medicine doctors |
| title_short | Perception of cold and heat pattern identification in diseases: a survey of Korean medicine doctors |
| title_sort | perception of cold and heat pattern identification in diseases a survey of korean medicine doctors |
| topic | Cold and heat Pattern identification PI |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213422016300968 |
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