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Original Article
The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine 2013;34(4): 405-411.
진성구취 및 가성구취 환자군의 심리적 특성차이에 대한 연구
장승원, 김진성, 강경, 김주연, 손지영, 백승환, 최제인, 류봉하
경희대학교 한의과대학 비계내과학교실
Comparison Characteristic on Psychological Status between Genuine and Pseudo Halitosis
Seung-won Jang, Jin-sung Kim, Kyung Kang, Ju-yeon Kim, Ji-yeong Son, Seung-hwan Baek, Jane Choi, Bong-ha Ryu
Dept. of Gastroenterology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University
Correspondence  Jin-sung Kim ,Tel: 02-958-8895, Email: oridoc@khu.ac.kr
  Published online: December 30, 2013.
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
This study was designed to investigate the difference between genuine and pseudo halitosis about qi stagnation and stress.

Methods :
We recruited 63 halitosis patients who visited the halitosis clinic in the Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital from June 2012 to August 2013. We classified the halitosis patients into two groups, genuine and pseudo halitosis based on organoleptic assesment (OLT) score and evaluated the severity of self-reported halitosis using visual analog scale (VAS), amount of sulfide compounds using Halimeter, qi stagnation level using qi stagnation questionnaire and stress levels using heart rate variability (HRV) parameters.

Results:
Comparing the genuine halitosis group and the pseudo halitosis group, there was no significant difference in VAS of halitosis but significant difference in halimeter score. Distribution of qi stagnation and non-qi stagnation groups was significantly different between genuine and pseudo halitosis. Compared to the genuine halitosis group, the pseudo halitosis group showed a significant higher value of low frequency/high frequency ratio (LF/HF ratio).

Conclusions:
The result of this study suggest that there is significant difference about qi stagnation and stress level between genuine halitosis and pseudo halitosis patients, so when approaching pseudo halitosis patients, we should consider their psychological and emotional status.
Key words: Halitosis, qi stagnation, heart rate variability, psychological status
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