Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine (사상체질의학회지)

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A Study on the Concordance Rate of the Diagnostic Results Among Sasang Constitutional Medicine(SCM) Specialists

사상의학(四象醫學) 전문의(專門醫)의 체질진단(體質診斷)결과 일치도에 관한 연구

  • Hahm, Tong-Il (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee Univ.) ;
  • Hwang, Min-Woo (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Tae-Gyu (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Bok (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Soo-Kyung (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee Univ.) ;
  • Koh, Byung-Hee (Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee Univ.)
  • 함통일 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 황민우 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 이태규 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 김상복 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 이수경 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 고병희 (경희대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과)
  • Published : 2006.12.30
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Abstract

1. Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the concordance rate of the diagnostic results among Sasang Constitutional Medicine(SCM) specialists. 2. Methods We carried out two studies in order to investigate the concordance rate of the diagnostic results between SCM specialists. We calculated the kappa value for analyzing concordance rate(using the SPSS program). 1) Study A : We investigated 142 clients who had taken health examinations and diagnosis of Sasang constitution from March 9, 2005 to March 29, 2005 at a health examination center of Kyung-Hee medical center. Every SCM specialist diagnosed 142 clients directly. Each SCM specialist don’t know the other specialist’s diagnosis. 2) Study B : We investigated 176 clients who had taken health examinations and diagnosis of Sasang constitution from January 2005 to March 2005 at the department of Occupational and Environmental medicine of Kyung-Hee medical center. One SCM specialist diagnosed 176 clients directly and the other specialist knowing previous specialist’s diagnosis, diagnosed each person indirectly 3. Results 1) The concordance rate of the diagnostic results among SCM specialists in study A was relatively high(kappa value=0.700). 2) The concordance rate of the diagnostic results among SCM specialists in study B was high(kappa value=0.895). 4. Conclusions We can confirm the concordance rate of the diagnostic results among SCM specialists is relatively high.

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