Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (한국임상약학회지)

Korean College Of Clinical Pharmacy (한국임상약학회)
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The Effects of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine for the Treatment of Whabyung: A Meta-analysis

화병치료에 대한 침과 한약의 효과에 대한 메타분석

  • Kim, Yeri (College of pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Chung, Sun-Yong (Department of Korean Neuropsychiatry, Gangdong Kyung Hee University Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Eun-Ji (Department of Korean Neuropsychiatry, Gangdong Kyung Hee University Hospital) ;
  • Cho, Eun (College of pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University)
  • 김예리 (숙명여자대학교 약학대학) ;
  • 정선용 (강동경희대학교병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 최은지 (강동경희대학교병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 조은 (숙명여자대학교 약학대학)
  • Received : 2017.11.19
  • Accepted : 2017.12.13
  • Published : 2017.12.29
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Abstract

Background and Objective: Whabyung is a Korean cultural disorder characterized by a combination of emotional stress and physical symptoms. Acupuncture, herbal medicines and other complementary medicinal treatments are used to treat the symptoms of whabyung. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of acupuncture treatment and herbal medicine treatments on anger, anxiety and depression of whabyung. Methods: Using PubMed, CENTRAL, AMED, MEDLINE, EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cnii, CNKI, J-SATGE, PsycArticles, KISS, KoreaMed, kmbase, NDSL, RISS, OASIS and Korean Traditional Knowledge Portal, articles published by March 2017 for whabyung or whabyung-related syndrome were searched. The quality of selected articles was evaluated using RoB and RoBANS. The effects of acupuncture and herbal medicines on anger, anxiety, and depression levels of whabyung patients were considered for meta-analyses. Results: Of the total 2408 articles retrieved from the database, 11 were finally selected and 4 articles were used for meta-analyses. Acupuncture reduced whabyung patients' anger and anxiety. Especially, the state anxiety was significantly reduced (effect size= -0.676, p= .026). Herbal medicine had effects on reducing anxiety and state anger while trait anger was increased without statistical significance. Conclusion: The present study showed the effectiveness of acupuncture and herbal medicines for whabyung patients in general. However, considering the limited availability of articles and the heterogeneity between them included for the meta-analysis, the results should be generalized with caution. In the future, more studies within the structure of evidence-based medicine need to be conducted to generate objective and valid evidences of korean medicine.

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