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KMID : 0363620100310060016
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2010 Volume.31 No. 6 p.16 ~ p.20
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Study of Characteristics of Patients with Chronic Fatigue
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Son Chang-Gue
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Abstract
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Objective: This study aimed to produce a description of features of chronic fatigue patients visiting an Oriental Hospital.
Methods: 121 patients (75 male and 46 female) who visited a fatigue-care center were enrolled in this study, and the main complaints besides fatigue feeling, symptom differentiation, and health-related factors were analyzed.
Results: On a visual analogue scale (VAS), average severity of fatigue was 7.0 (male 6.77 and female 7.4; 0 indicates no fatigue vs. 10 indicates intolerable fatigue), and the main complaints included headache (male and female) and dyspepsia (female). Patients generally slept about 7 hrs and caught a cold 2.4 times per year (same in both male and female). 54.6 % of patients used functional supplements, and red ginseng, vitamin and herbal medicine were chosen in that order.
Conclusions: Chronic fatigue is a main target of traditional Korean medicine (TKM). This study can be helpful to design TKM-based treatment for chronic fatigue-related symptoms.
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KEYWORD
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Chronic fatigue, herbal medicine, traditional Korean medicine
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