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KMID : 1053320040030010006
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Journal of Oriental Medical Thermology
2004 Volume.3 No. 1 p.6 ~ p.14
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The study on the abdominal temperature difference according to primary dysmenorrhea severity
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Yoon Young-Jin
Cho Jung-Hoon
Jang Jun-Bock
Lee Kyung-Sub
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Abstract
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Purpose: We intended to research the relations between abdominal temperature and primary dysmenorrhea severity.
Methods: We selected the 95 primary dysmenorrhea patients by means of screening test (first screening test-inquiry, second screening test-clinical test, additionally Waist-to-Hip ratio (WHR) by Inbody 2.0). We measured 4 points abdominal temperature (Chon-jung(CV17), Chung-wan(CV12), Kwan-won(CV4), Chung-guk(CV3)) by DITI (DOREX Inc., USA). And then we checked the difference of temperature (△T) between CV17 and CV4 / CV17 and CV3 / CV12 and CV4 / CV12 and CV3. After that, we compared △T with primary dysmenorrhea severity evaluated by multidimensional scales (verbal rating scale modified from the one devised by Bibe roglu & Berhrman(VRS; B&B), multidimensional verbal rating scale by Andersch & Milsom(MVRS)). In dysmenorrhea severity, we standardized scale score and 3-group-severity by score (mild, moderate, severe). For statistics, we used Pearson correlations and Spearman’s rho correlations, SPSS 11.0 for windows.
Results: In case of MVRS, MVRS score and 3-group-severity were not correlated to △T. In case of VRS; B&B, VRS; B&B score was correlated to △T (CV12 and CV4 / CV12 and CV3) and 3-group-severity was correlated to △T (CV12 and CV3). Statistically they showed significant result (p<0.05). So we can consider that △T CV12 and CV3) and the primary dysmenorrhea severity by VRS; B&B are most correlated.
Conclusion: The primary dysmenorrhea patients showed that severity by VRS; B&B was connected with △T (CV12 and CV3). So we can consider DITI as primary dysmenorrhea evaluation instrument and must further research measurement points for the exact primary dysmenorrhea evaluation by DITI.
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KEYWORD
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Primary dysmenorrhea, Abdominal temperature, Dysmenorrhea scale, DITI
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