Objectives: This study aims to develop a pattern identification system (PIS) for general users to check up their body condition.
Methods: We collected previous 3 PI questionnaires, with internal consistency reliability or validity of the diagnosis by experts, through a field test. For defining weights of pattern indices, we applied the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method with 11 experts.
Results: PIs collect two kinds of symptoms of users : body region based symptoms and core symptoms for PIs. PIs suggest possible patterns and health information on the basis of selected symptoms with analysis by AHP.
Conclusions: This study showed PIs could be easily used for general user who wants to access Korean Medicine compared to conventional PI system. Furthermore, it could be utilized with mobile environment or as remote medicine care. |
