A Study on clinical application of the QSCC II (Questionnaire for the Sasang Constitution Classification II)

사상체질분류검대지(四象體質分類檢査紙) (QSCC II)의 임상적(臨床的) 활용(活用)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)

  • Ju, Jong-Chun (Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Joo-Hhan ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Yo (Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Park, Hye-Sun (Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 주종천 (원광대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 김주한 (충남대학교 자연과학대학 통계학과) ;
  • 김경요 (원광대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 박혜선 (원광대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과)
  • Published : 2002.08.30

Abstract

This study was performed to examine a clinical application of the QSCC II (Questionnaire for the Sasang Constitution Classification II) In this study, the subjects were 218 patients whose constitutions were differentiated at the Wonkwang Kwangju Oriental medical hospital. The results are as follows: 1. QSCC II were given to 218 patients after they were examined by the specialists in the Sasang constitutional medicine and received herbal formulas specific to their constitution. The constitutional analysis made by the specialists were then compared to the results of the questionnaire. The result showed only 51% agreement. 2. We made a frequency analysis of 121 questions and found that 85 questions had low statistical significance (P>0.2). 3. As a result, we have found that there is a limitation in differentiating the constitution by the questionnaire. Thus, in order to raise the statistical significance of the constitutional analysis, we hope that more suitable questionnaire will be developed for the future research.

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