Epidemiologic Survey of Subjective Symptoms based on Kampo Medicine in Hase Village, Nagano

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  • ARAI Makoto
    Department of Oriental Medicine, Tokai University, School of Medicine
  • OKABE Ryugo
    Miwa Community Clinic
  • OOKISHIMA Sayaka
    Hase Acupuncture and Moxibustion Clinic
  • KOJIMAHARA Noriko
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health (II), Tokyo Women's Medical University
  • IKEDA Ikuo
    Institute of Oriental Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine
  • TANADA Rie
    Institute of Oriental Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine
  • SATO Hiroshi
    Institute of Oriental Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine
  • TASHIRO Shin-ichi
    Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, Showa Pharmaceutical Universit
  • YASUI Toshiyuki
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tokushima
  • ISHII Yasutomo
    Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Waseda University

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  • 長野県長谷村における漢方医学に基づいた自覚症状に関する疫学調査
  • ナガノケン ハセムラ ニ オケル カンポウ イガク ニ モトズイタ ジカク ショウジョウ ニ カンスル エキガク チョウサ

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to verify the concept of Kampo medicine epidemiologically and demonstrate the objective bases of the Kampo treatment. For this purpose, a population based survey of subjective symptoms based on Kampo medicine was conducted among 1,486 residents of Hase village, Nagano prefecture, ages 20 and older. The completion rate was 80.7% and 1,199 residents provided favorable responses. An investigation of gender differences showed a higher rate of blood deficiency among female residents, while spleen and qi deficiency were more common in males. Considering age differences, symptoms related to blood deficiency and water-dampness affected younger females, symptoms related to qi deficiency primarily affected younger males, and symptoms of liver afflictions were common in younger both genders. Among the elderly residents, symptoms of kidney deficiency were overwhelmingly predominant in both genders. Though younger people with subjective sense of health had few diseases in western medicine, most of the elderly with perceived health actually had some kind of diseases for medical treatment. Physical symptoms in the chest area such as shortness of breath correlated positively with the perception not to be healthy, and these may be regarded as both the manifestation and factors contributing to ill health. Approximately 1 out of 12 residents reported currently receiving the treatment of oriental medicine or demonstrated the potential to benefit from such intervention. These results may clinically be useful as the objective bases to perform the Kampo treatment.

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  • Kampo Medicine

    Kampo Medicine 61 (2), 154-168, 2010

    The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine

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