Objectives : The number of people in Mibyeong state that complain of physical and mental discomfort but
without a clear medical diagnosis has rapidly increased, but the conventional medical system is insufficient
to care for these people. By establishing an evaluation instrument for Mibyeong state, it will be possible
to provide a research base for Mibyeong management system and expand the clinical area of integrative
medicine.
Methods : Mibyeong Index was designed to measure inconvenience and resilience of subject’s complains
including four physical symptoms (fatigue, pain, low sleep quality, indigestion) and mental distress include
anxiety, anger, depression. A 21-item quality of healthy measure was developed and tested. We used results
of a nation-wide stratified sampled adult data in Korea.
Results and Conclusions : Mibyeong index had adequate internal consistency, Cronbach’s alpha was 0.88
in general population(N=1,110). The correlation between establised quality of life questionnaires (including
SF-12 and EQ-D5 VAS) and the Mibyeong index were from 0.468 to 0.493. The national promotion of
advanced health for an aging society and original Mibyeong care technology based on traditional Korean
medicine can be developed by a self-care system that enhancing health before suffering illness. We expect
that this instrument could be contribute to health management of people in Mibyeong state. |
