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http://dx.doi.org/10.13048/jkm.22008

Korean Medicine with Self-monitoring for Weight Control and Factors Associated with Weight Loss: a Retrospective Observational Study  

Jang, In-Yeong (Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University)
Yim, Ju-Hyuk (Acro Korean Medicine Clinic)
Park, Ji-Seon (Acro Korean Medicine Clinic)
Kim, Ji-Seong (Acro Korean Medicine Clinic)
Kim, Tae-Hun (Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University)
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The Journal of Korean Medicine / v.43, no.1, 2022 , pp. 87-98 More about this Journal
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of weight loss in Korean Medicine (KM) obesity treatment combined with self-monitoring and to identify the relevant factors which are related to successful weight loss. In addition to this, adverse events reported by the patients were analyzed to assess the safety of KM treatments for obesity Methods: This was a retrospective observational study that analyzed the medical records of the patients that participated in the 10-week of KM treatment. All patients took herbal medicine for weight loss and were instructed to reduce calorie intake and adhere to self-monitoring. Clinical data including body weight were collected for evaluating the effect of the treatments. Behavior factors affecting weight loss were collected. The correlation between each factor and weight loss was analyzed. Adverse events (AEs) were collected at each time to evaluate the safety of the intervention. Results: One hundred eighteen patients' records were included in this study. The average weight loss was 7.64kg(74.59kg to 66.95kg). 94.9% of patients lost 5% or more of their initial weight. The degree of weight loss was identified to be related to self-assessment of diet control and self-assessment of appetite control. The average self-weighing frequency significantly increased(2.45 times/week before treatment and 4.70 times/weeks during treatment). Constipation, insomnia, and dizziness were found to be the most frequent AEs, and except for one case, most AEs were mild cases. Conclusion: From this study, we found that KM obesity treatment combined with self-monitoring showed significant weight loss without serious AE.
Keywords
Weight loss; Behavior therapy; Self-monitoring; Self-weighing; Obesity; Herbal Medicine;
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