• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.41-56
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• 2019

Objective The purpose of this study is to analyze the daily life records of atopic dermatitis patients according to Sasang Constitution based on the data recorded using Personal Health Record (PHR) platform, and to find basic data for the Sasang Constitutional daily life management and prevention. Method Thirty patients with atopic dermatitis under 19 years old were included. The data recorded using PHR platform by the patient or the parents for 6 weeks and allergic blood tests were analyzed according to Sasang Constitution. Result As a result of analyzing the atopic dermatitis PHR related to Sasang Constitutional characteristics, there were no significant differences due to the small number of subjects. There were a tendency associated with the Sasang Constitutional characteristics in the emotional state, urine, stool and weakness score of five viscera. Allergic reactions tended to occur in those with higher weakness score of Viscera. There was a significant correlation between quality of life and SCORing Atopic Dermatitis(SCORAD) score. Conclusion This study can be considered as a primary study on items that tend to be associated with Sasang constitutional characteristics in patients with atopic dermatitis.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.63-75
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• 2021

Objectives The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics of atopic dermatitis patients based on the personal health records (PHR) according to age and Sasang Constitution, and to find basic data for daily life management using the personal health record. Methods We analyzed the characteristics of atopic dermatitis patients based on PHR (symptoms, emotional state, SCORAD Index, five viscera weakness questionnaire, etc.), and Sasang Constitution collected for 6 weeks in 34 patients (or guardians). Results Each item of the SCORAD Index score in children and adolescents showed that children and adolescents have significantly higher edema than adults. However, repeated measurement of the SCORAD Index showed a significant positive improvement over time regardless of age and constitution. In terms of the symptoms of atopic dermatitis, there was a significant correlation between age and swelling, quality of life and effusion, pruritus (itch) and sleep disturbance in relation to the general characteristics of the subject. In the five visceral weakness scores, adults had significantly higher spleen weakness, liver weakness, kidney weakness scores than in children and adolescents. All results showed a high tendency to have a high lung weakness score, which was more pronounced in children and adolescents. Conclusion This study is meaningful to confirm the correlation between SCORAD Index items related to the symptoms of atopic dermatitis, and to identify trends for specific items by ages and Sasang Constitution.