Cluster Analysis of First-visit Patients' Answers for Japanese-Oriental Kampo Questionnaire Supporting the Empirical Decision of Sho-syndrome
10.3937/kampomed.55.347
- Author:
Mitsuyo ISHIZUKA
;
Toshiaki KITA
;
Terutaka KATOH
;
Masaki TSUDA
;
Hiroyori TOSA
;
Hiroshi TSUNEKI
;
Ikuko KIMURA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hierarchical cluster analysis;
first-visit patients' answers to Kampo- questionnaires;
Sho-syndrome
- From:Kampo Medicine
2004;55(3):347-354
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Sho-syndrome was analyzed by cluster analysis of answers to a set of questionnaire presented to first-visit patients at a hospital of Japanese-Oriental (Kampo) medicine. The answers from 270 new patients were classified into 3 groups by hierarchical cluster analysis, with a total of 202 non-female related items. We looked at which Sho-syndromes of metabolic (Mb: “Kan-” _??_-), gastrointestinal (Gi: “Hi” _??_-), respiratory (Rp: “Hai-” _??_-), or water and mineral-balance (Wm: “Zin-” _??_-) deficiency (“Kyo” _??_) disorders were included, in one of the groups at high frequencies. Water and mineral-balance deficiency disorders were in Group II and III, while metabolic deficiency disorders were in Group III. We conclude that the results of this analysis support the rationale for the empirical determination of Sho-syndrome, in addition to pulse diagnosis by Kampo-clinicians who examine patients.
