Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine (사상체질의학회지)

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The Effect of Tailored Health Care Program Based on Sasang Constitution for Vietnamese

사상체질에 기반한 베트남 맞춤형 건강관리 프로그램 효과

  • Received : 2013.04.03
  • Accepted : 2013.06.10
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives This study aimed to develop the tailored health care program based on Sasang constitution for Vietnamese and evaluate the effect of them. Methods This research was executed from Sep. $1^{st}$ 2012 to Nov. $30^{th}$ 2012 in Vietnam Hanoi National Hospital of Traditional Medicine. All of 50 vietnamese subjects participated in the tailored health care program for 8 weeks after constitutional diagnosis. During the applicable period of the 8 weeks program, follow-up visits was conducted after 1 week, 4 week, and 8 week from the first visit, and Quality of life, Anxiety, Fatigue and Sleep Quality were measured. Results The tailored Health Care Program was applied to the subjects for eight weeks. The quality of life scores of Physical Functioning (p=0.006), Pain (p=0.003) and Physical Component Score (p=0.009) were significantly increased, and the sleep quality of subjects was improved after the tailored health care program is applied. Conclusions The tailored health care program based on Sasang constitution affected to some items about the quality of life and sleep quality of the subjects. however, this result can not be generalized to all Vietnamese, and various follow-up studies are needed.

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