The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology (한방안이비인후피부과학회지)

The Society of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology & Dermatology (대한한방안이비인후피부과학회)
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The Clinical Study of Fatigue Perceived by 33 Patients with Bell's palsy

구안와사(口眼喎斜) 환자 33례의 피로도에 관한 임상적 연구

  • Kim, Min-Ji (Dept. of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology, College of Medicine Pochon CHA University, Bundang CHA Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Eom, Jae-Yong (Dept of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Medicine Pochon CHA University, Bundang CHA Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Ko, Tae-Hyun (Dept of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Medicine Pochon CHA University, Bundang CHA Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Hong, Seung-Ug (Dept. of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology, College of Medicine Pochon CHA University, Bundang CHA Oriental Medical Hospital)
  • 김민지 (포천중문의과대학교 분당차한방병원 안이비인후피부과) ;
  • 엄재용 (포천중문의과대학교 분당차한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 고태현 (포천중문의과대학교 분당차한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 홍승욱 (포천중문의과대학교 분당차한방병원 안이비인후피부과)
  • Published : 2005.08.25
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Abstract

Objective: This study is to explore the various aspects of the fatigue perceived by patients with Bell's palsy Method: 33 patients who were diagnosed as Bell's palsy were sequentially interviewed and examined Results: The results were as follows 1. The mean average fatigue score of subjects was $1.79{\pm}0.41$ : the physical fatigue revealed the highest value with a mean of $1.84{\pm}0.50$, followed by neurosensory fatigue with a mean of $1.77{\pm}0.42$, psychological fatigue with a mean score of $1.76{\pm}0.54$. 2. With the respect to the general characteristics of subjects, there were statistically significant differences in the patients' fatigue perception by age and the amount of sleeping time. Conclusions: We needed the further study about the relation between fatigue and Bell's palsy

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