• 대한한의학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2012

Objectives: This research was aimed 1) to find out various subjective symptoms cancer patients had, 2) to find out the quantitative difference of symptoms occurring according to the area of cancer, current treatment methods, and relapse of the cancer and 3) to analyze the relationship between the occurrence of symptoms. Methods: This study was a survey about the various subjective symptoms cancer patients had. The subjects were 48 cancer patients in a double-blinded randomized controlled trial about the effectiveness of Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) treatments. Surveys were examined before Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) treatments. The questionnaire consisted of demographic research, patient history and accompanying symptoms. The symptoms part consisted of 4 questions on general symptoms (vertigo, hot flush, rash, insomnia), 2 questions on digestion symptoms (anorexia, dyspepsia), 2 questions on excretions (diarrhea, constipation), and 5 questions on symptoms in different body parts (headache, dryness of lips, chest pain, aphthous ulcer, nose bleeding). The questionnaire was used to research presence of symptoms and relationships between the occurrence of symptoms. Results: A total of 48 patients took part in this survey. Dizziness was the most frequent subjective symptom patients had (64.58%), followed by dry mouth (43.75%), headache (43.75%), insomnia (41.67%), anorexia (37.5%) and chest discomfort (37.5%). The presence of these subjective symptoms was partially related to the patient's history details - type of cancer, method of cancer treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy), termination of treatment, presence of pain, fatigue and recurrence, etc. Factor analysis was conducted to analyze the relationship between the occurrence of symptoms. It suggested 5 factors as a result, but there was a limitation that only a low level of correlation was shown among them. Conclusions: We were able to analyze the occurrences and the relationships among them for accompanying subjective symptoms in cancer patients. However the results of the study are limited in that only 48 patients participated. The symptoms in cancer patients showed a tendency for clustering, occurring simultaneously or continuously rather than occurring alone. The study of these symptom clusters is worth further study, for it is similar to the Symptom Differentiation System in Traditional Korean Medicine. For effective approach to the treatment of cancer in Traditional Korean Medicine, further research on the Korean traditional view of cancer patients should be done based on this research, regarding various symptoms and those relationships on a larger scale.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.7-17
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• 2013

구강점막질환과 성격유형과의 관련성을 규명하고자 경기도 지역 대학에 재학중인 학생 393명(평균연령 $21.2{\pm}3.1$세, 남자 184명, 여자 209명)을 대상으로 MBTI 검사와 설문조사를 실시하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 미각이상(p<0.05)과 구강 건조증(p<0.01)은 외향성(E)보다 내향성(I)에서 높은 빈도를 보였다. 2. 헤르페스성 구내염, 재발성 아프타성 궤양, 설염, 미각이상, 구강 작열감 증후군, 구강 건조증은 직관형(N)보다 감각형(S)에서 빈도가 높은 경향을 보였다. 3. 16가지 성격유형 중 NF를 포함하는 유형은 구강점막질환 증상 발생빈도가 높은 경향을 보였다. 4. 구강점막질환 증상 발생 시 대처 방법에 있어서는 저절로 낫기를 기다리며 그냥 둔다는 응답이 가장 많았으며(p<.0001), 이 응답자 중 헤르페스성 구내염(p<0.01)과 미각이상(p<0.05) 경험자의 경우 내향성(I)이 외향성(E)보다 많았다. 5. 성격이 예민한 편이거나 신경질적인 경우가 구강점막질환 증상 발생빈도가 높은 경향을 보였다. 따라서 구강점막질환 치료시 환자의 개별적인 성격 유형에 맞는 지침을 개발하는 것이 필요하리라 사료된다.