Available online 2018-07-31, published 2018-07-31, Korean Herb. Med. Inf. 2018;22(1)

한중일 어혈증 감별진단을 위한 도구의 비교

Comparison among diagnostic tools used for differential diagnosis of blood stasis pattern in Korea, China and Japan

Abstract
Objectives
The purpose of this study is to compare the representative differential diagnosis methods of blood stasis pattern
used in Korea, China and Japan, and then to characterize each diagnostic method.
Methods
Through the journal databases, we have selected representative tools that were developed for differential diagnosis
of blood stasis pattern in Korea, China and Japan. In order to characterize the selected check-lists or
questionnaires, we investigated the number of items, contents, score calculation method, internal consistency,
and accuracy of each selected tool.
Results
A total of four diagnostic tools were finally selected; quantitative diagnosis scale of blood stasis syndrome
(QDSBSS), diagnostic criteria for blood stasis (DCBS), blood stasis questionnaire (BSQ), and blood stasis
syndrome questionnaire (BSSQ). The key points in the differential diagnosis for blood stasis were different for
each of the diagnostic tool. The key point was oral mucosa (including tongue) status in the QDSBSS. Meanwhile
it was abdominal pain/resistance in the DCBS, and general pain in the BSQ. Accuracy of the QDSBSS, the
BSQ and the BSSQ were powerful but all of them was not generalized.
Conclusions
Therefore, it is desirable to select and apply a plurality of appropriate tools according to the characteristics of
the blood stasis patients.

Keyword: blood stasis, questionnaire, diagnosis criteria, tongue diagnosis, abdominal diagnosis.

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