초록
Objectives The purpose of this study is to find out the correlation between Stroop interference and the symptoms of weak children. Methods Questionnaire and performed Stroop interference test were done by 145 patients in OO Oriental Medical Hospital from May to October 2009. 120 patients who were considered as the weak children were divided into two groups: Stroop Interference T score above average group and below average group, and were surveyed again. Results 1. The study showed that age, the highest marked subject and behavior habits correlate to interference score and subjects characteristics. 2. Weak children groups had the highest tendency of having weak heart followed by weak lung spleen, liver, and kidney. Normally, a patient belonged to more than one of the weak children groups. 3. The study showed that a group of children who has weak heart and lung were related to interference score. The group which earned below average interference score had the highest frequency of being children with weak heart group. The group scored above average, however, had the highest chance of being children with weak lung group. 4. The study showed that interference score was related to four out of fifty questions about the weak children symptoms. Plus, related questions were all about the heart weak children symptoms. Conclusions In conclusion, there were significant correlation between interference score and the group consists of children who were weak: more specifically with children with weak heart.
