• Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.111-118
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• 2010

Objectives : We identified the applicability of Sasang constitution for the enhancement of job satisfaction, job performance and organizational commitment in office workers. Methods : We conducted a survey using a Sasang constitution questionnaire to identify the Sasang types, and several questionnaires to identify organizational commitment, job performance and job satisfaction of 205 office workers who live in D city. Data were analyzed with ANOVA test. Results 1. In organizational commitment, Sasang constitution showed a significant correlation in the question of "I feel that I am not a real member of this company" and the order of score was Soeumin, Taeeumin, and Soyangin. 2. In job performance, Sasang constitution showed significant correlations in the questions of "I always achieve my goals" and "I am recognized as a person who has a good job performance" and the order of score was Soeumin, Taeeumin, and Soyangin. 3. In job satisfaction, Sasang constitution showed a significant correlation in the questions of "I am forced to go to the office" and the order of score was Soeumin, Soyangin, and Taeeumin. Sasang constitution also showed significant correlations in the questions of "I am usually passionated in my work", and "I was disappointed when I got at my job" and the order of score was Soeumin, Taeeumin, and Soyangin. Conclusions : Sasang constitution. had significant correlation in organizational commitment, job performance and job satisfaction in office workers.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.231-239
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• 2015

Objectives The purpose of this study is to find out whether or not there are differences of effects when we count breaths on inspiration or expiration, and how differently the effects show up according to gender or Sasang Constitution Methods A group of 79 participants were enrolled and diagnosed Sasang Constitution by Sasang Constitution Diagnosis System of the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine. Physical responses to respiratory changes were measured by Biofeedback sensors that were attached to the participants while they were seated comfortably on a sofa and breathing normally without counting for 5 minutes, counting on inspiration for 5 minutes, and counting on expiration for 5 minutes. Results and Conclusions 1. Mean heart rate and respiration rate decreased in association with breathing counting on inspiration and expiration more than breathing normally without counting. Especially respiration rate was stabilized during counting on inspiration and mean heart rate was stabilized during counting on expiration. 2. Interaction between breathing methods and gender did not appear. In comparison between gender, LF/HF ratio was higher in male during breathing normally without counting and counting on inspiration. Body temperature was higher in male during counting on inspiration and expiration. 3. Interaction between breathing methods and Sasang Constitution did not appear. In comparison between Sasang Constitution, mean heart rate was higher in Soyang-in, Soeum-in than Taeeum-in and abdominal amplitude was lower in Taeeum-in than Soeum-in.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.513-517
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• 2005

Our country tradition medicine and competitive peculiar constitution medicine are Sasang medicine in world medicine market. Sasang medicine can approach easily and enjoy healthful life with correct life habit in constitution. In this paper, propose a classification method of Sasang constitution through voice analysis. For this, examined qualities that are appeared in each Sasang constitution by voice analysis, and through this, describe about methods that assort Sasang constitution only with human voice.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.118-123
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• 2004

1. Objectives Yulkyuk is the interior syndrome of Taeyangin and it's chief symptom is dysphagia. Lee Je-Ma prescribed Mihudeungsikjang-tang for Taeyangin Yulkyuk. In this case we diagnosed a woman's chief complaints as Taeyangin Yulkyuk, prescribed Mihudeungsikjang-tang and experienced the effectiveness and reproduction of Mihudeungsikjang-tang against Yulkyuk. 2. Methods To treatment Taeyangin Yulkyuk we used Mihudeungsikjang-tang 3. Results Mihudeungsikjang-tang is effective against Taeyangin Yulkyuk and curled-up tongue, dry vomiting, dizziness are also the symptoms of Yulkyuk. 4. Conclusions We have many difficulties to diagnose and treatment Taeyangin constitution because there have been few clinical study about Taeyangin yet. Further study on Taeyangin constitution is more needed.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.63-78
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• 2009

1. Purpose This study has focused on response rates of the questionnaire which considered as a basic data to identify constitution for American. 2. Methods By analysing the tendency of the respondents who has defined constitution by clinical diagnosis and comparing of their answers, the result of their constitution analysis by our questionnaire were re-examed. The answer of each question to each constitution were tested how it is relevent to a scale of a constitution. Each item response rate on SF_SSCQ-A was analysed about those who had been tested and diagnosed as Taeyangin, Soyangin, Taeeumin, Soeumin respectively. 3. Results There were the 55 significant items; 13 Taeyangin items, 13 Soyangin items, 20 Taeeumin items, 9 Soeumin items. However, there were the 11 low response rate items (below 10 %) and 4 no response items.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.21-29
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• 2008

1. Objectives and Methods It has been examined 703 papers of Sasang Constitution Society published from 1989 to 2007. Among them, the study methods have been classified focused on 332 papers related to clinical research and the method of constitution diagnosis and subjects have been researched to research the reality of the clinical research of Sasang Constitutional Medicine. 2. Results 1. The rest studies are the most which can not be classified by existing study method among 332 clinical studies. 2. The study of patient control group is 17 cases and the clinical experiment is one case, so highly well-grounded studies have not been performed. 3. The most method of constitution diagnosis is the constitution diagnosis by experts and by QSCC. 4. The number of constitution diagnosis method performed in the research institution is within 2. They are 254 cases(89.5%). 5. The studies which utilize more than 3 constitution methods are 22 cases and the studies that use medical rash are 7cases(31.8) 6. The 215 cases that subjects are less than 100 are the most and 100${\sim}$500 subjects are 71 cases. 500${\sim}$10000 subjects are 33 cases and more than 1000 subjects are 15 cases. 3. Conclusions Therefore, it is needed to increase the rate of highly well-grounded studies and set the standard criteria by providing constitution diagnosis guideline.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.70-81
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• 2010

1. Objectives: The purpose of this study was verify the difference in digestion, feces, sweat and urination characteristics according to Sasang Constitution among subjects in the age range of their 20s and 60s. 2. Methods: Three hundred and thirty eight participants were recruited in the age range of their 20s and 264 participants in the age range of their 60s. All the participants' Sasang Constitutions were diagnosed by Sasang Constitutional medicine expert. Then their digestion, feces, sweat and urination characteristics were assessed through the questionnaire. 3. Results: 1)Regarding digestion, Soeumin in all age ranges had bad appetites and Soeumin in their 20s had low digestibility. 2)Regarding feces, the daily defecation frequency showed no difference according to constitution. Only Soeumin in their 20s showed diarrheal state of stool. 3)Regarding sweat, Taeeumin usually perspired more in their 20s and there was no difference in the feeling after sweating according to age and constitution. 4)Regarding urination, frequency and strength showed no difference according to age and constitution. 4. Conclusions: Some difference was observed in the digestion, feces and sweat characteristics according to Sasang Constitution but these characteristics were susceptible to change in different age ranges. There was no difference in urination according to constitution.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.76-88
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• 2009

1. Objectives: We would know what kind of symptom are different according to Cold and Heat characteristics and health state. We also tried to suggest the development of Sasang Constitution diagnosis model considering of them. 2. Methods: We recruited 1,523 subjects between 10 and 80, excluding individuals who have physically or psychologically serious disease or women in pregnancy in the 21 Oriental Medical Clinics. We seperated group according to Cold and Heat characteristics and health state in CRF(Case Report Form, C-2009-002439) questionnaire and we also developed Sasang constitution diagnosis program to compare agreement according to sex and age group with Cold/Heat and health state one. 3. Results: The number of discordance items are much more than that of accordance items in group seperated according to Cold and Heat, and Health state Sasang constitution agreement rate of Cold/Heat and health state group is higher than that of total group through program. When we diagnosed Sasang constitution with different group characteristics to know the group differences, the disparity rate of the group according to Heat/Cold and Health state is lower than that of the group according to sex and age. 4. Conclusions: As Sasang constitution characteristics are different according to Cold/Heat group and Health state classification, we can upgrade Sasang constitution agreement rate with questionnaire considered of Heat/Cold and health state.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.133-145
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• 2014

Objectives In this study, we tried to examine that Sasang Constitutional differences affect the direction of the treatment of anger by comparing the effect of mindfulness meditation for anger scale in accordance with the difference of the constitution. Methods We analysed 105 college student's Constitution by Questionnaire for the Sasang Constitution Classification II and the effect of mindfulness meditation for anger by State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory Korean version(STAXI-K), Korean Version of the Behavioral Anger Response Questionnaire(K-BARQ). Volunteers who participated in this study were 105 people, except for person that did not properly entered the anger scale and Questionnaire for the Sasang Constitution Classification II, the subjects of analysis for State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory Scale were 45 and for the Behavioral Anger Scale were 49. Results & Conclusions The result of the effects of mindfulness meditation according to Sasang Constitution was as follows. The tendency to try to disperse and avoid the anger was increased through meditation for all subjects. The diffusion of male subjects and the avoidance of female subjects was increased. The effect of meditation on anger did not differ according to Sasang Constitution, constitutional differences did not affect the effects of meditation. The tendency of avoidance of anger was increased in Soyangin, Anger-out was decreased and the tendency of avoidance and diffusion of anger were decreased in Taeeumin through meditation.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.48-55
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• 2008

1. Objectives To examine appearances and body shapes is essential of diagnosing Sasang constitution. Although there are many parts and ways to examine appearances, examination of abdomen would be so necessary and important. We focused on angles of costal arch according to Sasang constitution so that we can find some specialty of each constitution. 2. Methods We measured the angles of costal arch of 173 participants who were diagnosed as Sasang constitution after treatments and analyzed by ANOVA and using Scheffe’s t-test or t-test for some independent parameters. 3. Results and Conclusions 81 Taeumin’s mean costal angle is $93.64^{\circ}$ to be the widest one. 51 Soyangin have $87.27^{\circ}$ mean angle of costal arch to be the second widest one. The next one is Taeyangin’s mean angle of costal arch as $81.66^{\circ}$ but the number of them were only 3. The sharpest costal angle which is $71.02^{\circ}$ is owned by 38 Soeumin. Male participants have wider costal arch than female in all the constitutional groups.