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A Study on the Reliability of Sasang Constitutional Body Trunk Measurement

Objective. Body trunk measurement for human plays an important diagnostic role not only in conventional medicine but also in Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM). The Sasang constitutional body trunk measurement (SCBTM) consists of the 5-widths and the 8-circumferences which are standard locations c...

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Autores principales: Jang, Eunsu, Kim, Jong Yeol, Lee, Haejung, Kim, Honggie, Baek, Younghwa, Lee, Siwoo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3142773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21822442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/604842
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author Jang, Eunsu
Kim, Jong Yeol
Lee, Haejung
Kim, Honggie
Baek, Younghwa
Lee, Siwoo
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Kim, Jong Yeol
Lee, Haejung
Kim, Honggie
Baek, Younghwa
Lee, Siwoo
author_sort Jang, Eunsu
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description Objective. Body trunk measurement for human plays an important diagnostic role not only in conventional medicine but also in Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM). The Sasang constitutional body trunk measurement (SCBTM) consists of the 5-widths and the 8-circumferences which are standard locations currently employed in the SCM society. This study suggests to what extent a comprehensive training can improve the reliability of the SCBTM. Methods. We recruited 10 male subjects and 5 male observers with no experience of anthropometric measurement. We conducted measurements twice before and after a comprehensive training. Relative technical error of measurement (%TEMs) was produced to assess intra and inter observer reliabilities. Results. Post-training intra-observer %TEMs of the SCBTM were 0.27% to 1.85% reduced from 0.27% to 6.26% in pre-training, respectively. Post-training inter-observer %TEMs of those were 0.56% to 1.66% reduced from 1.00% to 9.60% in pre-training, respectively. Post-training % total TEMs which represent the whole reliability were 0.68% to 2.18% reduced from maximum value of 10.18%. Conclusion. A comprehensive training makes the SCBTM more reliable, hence giving a sufficiently confident diagnostic tool. It is strongly recommended to give a comprehensive training in advance to take the SCBTM.
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spelling pubmed-31427732011-08-05 A Study on the Reliability of Sasang Constitutional Body Trunk Measurement Jang, Eunsu Kim, Jong Yeol Lee, Haejung Kim, Honggie Baek, Younghwa Lee, Siwoo Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Research Article Objective. Body trunk measurement for human plays an important diagnostic role not only in conventional medicine but also in Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM). The Sasang constitutional body trunk measurement (SCBTM) consists of the 5-widths and the 8-circumferences which are standard locations currently employed in the SCM society. This study suggests to what extent a comprehensive training can improve the reliability of the SCBTM. Methods. We recruited 10 male subjects and 5 male observers with no experience of anthropometric measurement. We conducted measurements twice before and after a comprehensive training. Relative technical error of measurement (%TEMs) was produced to assess intra and inter observer reliabilities. Results. Post-training intra-observer %TEMs of the SCBTM were 0.27% to 1.85% reduced from 0.27% to 6.26% in pre-training, respectively. Post-training inter-observer %TEMs of those were 0.56% to 1.66% reduced from 1.00% to 9.60% in pre-training, respectively. Post-training % total TEMs which represent the whole reliability were 0.68% to 2.18% reduced from maximum value of 10.18%. Conclusion. A comprehensive training makes the SCBTM more reliable, hence giving a sufficiently confident diagnostic tool. It is strongly recommended to give a comprehensive training in advance to take the SCBTM. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2011-07-21 /pmc/articles/PMC3142773/ /pubmed/21822442 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/604842 Text en Copyright © 2012 Eunsu Jang et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Kim, Honggie
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Lee, Siwoo
A Study on the Reliability of Sasang Constitutional Body Trunk Measurement
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3142773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21822442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/604842
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