• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.58-67
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• 2010

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlations between the Weak Children Questionnaire result and K-CBCL score. Also, this study was designed to define the cut off values of Heart Weak Scores by using 'K-CBCL' which represents the total behavior problems scores 50T in order to detect Heart Weak in Children Methods: 271 elementary school students in Daejeon answered the questionnaire and the data was analyzed. Results: There were high correlations between Heart Weak Score and K-CBCL which in a total behavior problems scores. The cut off values of Heart Weak Score, K-CBCL, a total behavior problems scores 50T, were calculated by ROC curve analysis. To diagnose as a Heart Weak Children, the correspondent cut off values for Heart Weak Score were 11 in boys and 8 in girls. Conclusions: To diagnose as a Heart Weak in Children, the correspondent cut off values for Heart Weak Score were 11 in boys and 8 in girls.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.71-88
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• 2009

Objectives The purpose of this study is to find out the correlation between Stroop interference and the symptoms of weak children. Methods Questionnaire and performed Stroop interference test were done by 145 patients in OO Oriental Medical Hospital from May to October 2009. 120 patients who were considered as the weak children were divided into two groups: Stroop Interference T score above average group and below average group, and were surveyed again. Results 1. The study showed that age, the highest marked subject and behavior habits correlate to interference score and subjects characteristics. 2. Weak children groups had the highest tendency of having weak heart followed by weak lung spleen, liver, and kidney. Normally, a patient belonged to more than one of the weak children groups. 3. The study showed that a group of children who has weak heart and lung were related to interference score. The group which earned below average interference score had the highest frequency of being children with weak heart group. The group scored above average, however, had the highest chance of being children with weak lung group. 4. The study showed that interference score was related to four out of fifty questions about the weak children symptoms. Plus, related questions were all about the heart weak children symptoms. Conclusions In conclusion, there were significant correlation between interference score and the group consists of children who were weak: more specifically with children with weak heart.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.1-11
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• 2013

Objectives The purpose of this study is to evaluate the characteristics of autonomic nervous system in heart-weakened children via analyzing heart rate variability (HRV) compare to healthy children. Methods Among the children who have visited the department of pediatrics at OO oriental medicine hospital, the subjects were composed of 62 elementary school students without cardiac disorder, who have yet develop secondary sexual characteristics. Results 1. Mean HRT and SDNN of the heart-weakened group of children were lower than the healthy group, but with no statistical significance. 2. Heart-weakened children had higher LF norm and LF/HF ratio, but lower HF norm than healthy children. The rest of the Frequency Domain Index have no significant differences. 3. Heart-weak score showed a positive correlation with Mean HRT and LF/HF ratio. Conclusions Heart-weakened children had an imbalance in autonomic nervous system due to increase of sympathetic nerve activity and decrease of parasympathetic nerve activity.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.25-34
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• 2012

Objectives The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between developmental disabilities and oriental medicine using diagnostic procedure based on the symptoms of weak children. Methods The questionnaire administrated to 42 developmental disability children in ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ Hospital's physical therapy room, and 90 general children in day care center. Results 1. The mean value of every organ's weak score was higher in developmental disability children group than that of general children group. 2. Regardless of developmental disabilities, the biggest portion among all children was lung weak children. 3. The percentage of the weak children was 38.1% in developmental disability group and 20% in general children group. 4. Heart, spleen, kidney weak children were significantly more in developmental disability group than in general children group. Conclusions Developmental disability children's weak symptom scores were higher than general children. Also, developmental disability children were more prone to weaker heart, spleen, kidney than general children.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.51-67
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• 2008

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to research the internet addiction and the Weak children. Methods : Total 400 of 5th and 6th grade JeonJu Elementary student children consisted with 203 men, 197 women were chosen for this study. They answered questionnaires of the internet addiction and the Weak children on June 12th, 2008. Results : 75% were general internet user, latent danger user group was 14.7%, high danger user group was 10.3%. The mean of the general weak children was the highest and then the group of children who had Heart, the Lung, the Liver, the Spleen, the Kidney problems were followed. These showed the relationships with living styles, especially eating patterns and parents' concerns about children's internet use. The more serious internet addiction was, the more the weaker children symptoms were answered significantly. The heart weak children symptoms were found in latent-high danger internet user group. Conclusions : In conclusion, the physical and psychological symptoms of the internet addiction children were resulted by the disturbance of Qi and the pathological change of internal organs.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.137-152
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• 2005

Objective : As the meaning of collective medical examination, the purpose of this study is to investigate distribution of weak children by measurement according to the five group of weakness (Lung, Heart, Pancreas, Liver, Kidney), and the relationship between the five group of weakness and the Growth failure on primary school children. Methods : This study is composed of 1078 children who attend A primary school in ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ city. They are divided into 6 groups by grade and for the purpose of effective comparison, The five weak symptoms are studied to determine the association with growth stature among children and we standardize the weak children's height into percent according to age. Results: When each weak children controled grade, sex, body-weight, existence or nonexistence of personal history, physical exercise so on, relatively group of weakness for kidney is statistically less then opposite group and the rest of the people statistically have no significant difference. Conclusions: From the above result, it is suggested that the statistical relationship between the weakness for kidney and growth(p<0.001). It looks forward to have contributed to collective medical examination and children's health care by oriental medical treatment.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.1-10
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• 2024

Objectives This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Five-Visceral Weak Children Questionnaire (FWCQ) in childhood anorexia and to propose optimal cutoff values. Methods We conducted two surveys, spaced one month apart, targeting the parents of 366 children aged 2-9 years who had been diagnosed with anorexia for at least one month. To evaluate the reliability of the FWCQ, we calculated Cronbach's alpha coefficient and employed the test-retest method. Additionally, correlation analysis was performed between the FWCQ and each visceral question, and discriminant validity was assessed by comparing responses from the anorexic and normal groups. Furthermore, we determined the cutoff value of the spleen weak score, which is closely associated with appetite, for the anorexic group. Results The first survey yielded responses from 336 participants, followed by 171 responses in the second survey conducted one month later. The FWCQ demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.776), and test-retest results were consistent. The correlation coefficients between the FWCQ and each visceral question were all statistically significant. Moreover, significant discriminant validity was observed between the anorexic and normal groups in the FWCQ score and the heart, spleen, and kidney weak scores. The optimal cutoff value for the spleen weak score in the anorexic group was found to be 5.5 points (with a sensitivity of 73.44% and specificity of 66.47%). Conclusions The FWCQ exhibited strong reliability and validity in children with anorexia.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.46-63
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• 2017

Objectives The Korean Medicine (KM) PHR platform is a personalized healthcare service which allows individuals to keep and manage their own health records. When parents are reporting for their children from their memories, there is high possibility of recall errors. In these cases, it could be useful for doctors to collect the patient's symptoms through PHR platform. In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical significance of the PHR by using the KM PHR platform in the pediatric clinic. Methods The PHR platform was used to collect child health information from parents and child care teachers. The collected data were analyzed in comparison with the results of screening by pediatrician. Results A total of 58 children were recruited, 44 of which health information were collected from their parents and their child care teachers. The remaining 14 children's health information were collected from their parents only. As a result the parents tended to perceive their children weaker than the child care teacher. Compared to other organs, there was a only significant difference in the heart weakness score and spleen weakness score in the comparison of the weak and healthy children. Conclusions Although the study was conducted on a small group of subjects, and used PHR platform developed specifically for adults to indirectly input child's symptoms, and analyzed their health information, there was a difference in health records between information providers. Development of PHR platform for children is needed to collect more reliable information.

• Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.114-132
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• 1988

Aiming to appraise student's health status and recommend improvement and strengthening of the school health services, statistical analysis of the results of health examination were done with summarized data which were collected nation-wide through the Ministry of Education. After analysis of data obtained, the results of the study summarized as follows; 1) Requested Adequate care Requested Adequate care showed from 5 % to 3% in 1962 and 1984 respectively. In sexes, Requested Adequate in girls (2.8%) more apparent than in boys (2.5%) 2) Eyes i) Weak vision, abnormal refraction of eyes (myopia, hypermetropia and astigmatism), eye diseases (trachoma, others) were found as shown in the Table 2, Figure 3. Weak vision and abnormal refraction of eyes showed from 2 % (Elementary), 5 % ( Secondary) to 4 % (Elementary), 14 % (Secondary) in 1962 and 1984 respectively. In both sexes, the older the age of students the more weak vision and abnormal refraction of eyes had rapidly increased especially in over 15-year old. ii) Eye diseases (trachoma, others) showed from 2% to age of students the more diseases had students. 3) Ear, nose and pharynx Hearing disturbance, ear diseases (otitis mediae, others), nose (empyema, hypertrophy) and pharynx diseases were found as following 1) Hearing disturbance was found from 0.3%(Elementary), 1 %(Secondary) to 0.05 % (Elementary), 0.4 % (Secondary) in 1962 and 1984 respectively, however, recently the older the age of students the more had students. ii) Ear diseases showed from 1.7 % (Elementary) 1.0 % (Secondary) to 0.3 %(Elementary), 0.5%(Secondary) in 1962 and 1984 respectively. iii) In diseases of the nose and pharynx, tonsilitis showed from 2.5% (Elementary), 3.5 % (Secondary) to 1.8 % ( Elementary). 2.5% (Secondary) in 1962 and 1984 respectively. 4) Skin Infectious skin diseases and other skin diseases were found from 1.5% to 0.6% in 1962 am 1984 respectively. 5) Teeth Dental caries (in milk and permanent teeth) and otner oral diseases are shown from 12 % (Elementary), 8%(Secondary) to 75%( Elementary), 25% (Secondary) in 1962 and 1984 respectively. 6) Other defects and diseases A relatively higher morbidity was shown in the tubercular diseases, in anemia, and in heart diseases among the tuberculous diseases, nodular diseases, Pleurisy, heart diseases, anemia, beriberi, hernia, neurasthenia, speech difficulty, mental disorders, bone dysformity, motion difficulty of extremities. In both sexes, tuberculous diseases were found almost equally in both sexes and anemia in girls was more apparent than in boys. Trying to provide more effective health services in schools : i) A better and more effective physical examination should be carried out in each school and prior to the physical examination, the qualified daily observation of children by teacher should be keenly practiced. ii) According to the results of the required annual physical examination the leading cause of morbidity were dental caries, myopia, angina and otitis mediae and fore these diseases follow up should be carried out. iii) For prevention and treatment of diseases and defects health education for students in the classroom as well as to parents is urgently requested.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Sensory Integration
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.23-35
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• 2005

Objectives : The purpose of the study is to understand the sensory processing capacity and behavioral characteristics for preschoolers without disabilities, and to investigate the relationship between sensory processing skills and the behavioral characteristics. Methods : Mothers of preschoolers without disabilities between ages of 4 and 6 who attend Y kindergarten which is located in Busan, H kindergarten in Suwon, S kindergarten in Gimhae was participated. Mothers filled out the questionnaire at home from 4th to 14th of January in 2004. We used SSP(short sensory profile) which was used by Kim, Mi-Sun in 2001 to understand the sensory processing skills. We also used Behavior During Testing Checklist find their places in Miller Assessment for preschoolers to understand behavior characteristics. The results were analyzed with SPSS 10.0. Results : 1. Total incidents in sensory processing were 157 out of 190. Among sub items of the sensory processing, the mark of lower energy/weak was highest with 4.39 point and the mark of taste/smell sensitivity was lowest with 3.60 point. Total incidents in behavioral characteristics were 20 out of 24. Among the area of behavioral characteristics, the mark of sensory responses/threshold area was highest with 2.73 point and the mark of social interaction area was lowest with 2.29 point. 2. Children's total sensory processing capacity correlates with behavioral characteristics, the more sensory processing capacity, the more behavioral characteristics. Sensory processing point correlates with behavioral characteristics points except this item, reaction to separation from caretaker. Conclusions : We hope that the children who have behavioral characteristics with difficulties in sensory processing skills can be distinguished on the basis of this studying. Also, as we find and relieve early stage of the symptoms, following study which can present based to facilitate children's social development and improve the learning ability.