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Reduction of perception of chronic fatigue in an observational study of patients receiving 12 weeks of Kampo therapy.

Department of Frontier Japanese-Oriental (Kampo) Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Inohana, Chiba, Japan.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (impact factor: 1.59). 11/2005; 11(5):895-901. DOI:10.1089/acm.2005.11.895 pp.895-901
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ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to observe the influence of Kampo therapy on latent chronic fatigue of patients with chronic diseases.
One hundred and seventy-three (173) consecutive patients with chronic diseases came to our department for the first time.
This was a prospective study. Patients were divided into two groups: a chronic fatigue group (CFG) and a nonchronic fatigue group (NCFG). Based on Kampo diagnosis, both groups were prescribed Kampo formulae as an extract or decoction for 12 weeks.
By using questionnaires, patients were assessed concerning their physical and mental types of fatigue, their sleep situation, and their attitude toward work or housekeeping, both before and after 12 weeks of treatment, according to Kampo diagnosis.
The mental fatigue, physical fatigue, and sleep scores of both groups, and the work score of CFG, were decreased. The rate of reduction of the fatigue score was significantly greater in CFG than in NCFG. The factor responsible for this difference in fatigue score was physical fatigue.
A reduction of the perception of chronic fatigue was observed in patients receiving 12 weeks of Kampo therapy.

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Keywords

chronic diseases
 
chronic fatigue
 
chronic fatigue group
 
fatigue
 
fatigue score
 
housekeeping
 
Kampo diagnosis
 
latent chronic fatigue
 
mental fatigue
 
mental types
 
nonchronic fatigue group
 
Patients
 
physical
 
physical fatigue
 
prospective study
 
scores
 
sleep situation
 
work score