1. Objective evaluation of tongue diagnosis ability using a tongue diagnosis e-learning/e-assessment system based on a standardized tongue image database
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Makoto Segawa, Norio Iizuka, Hiroyuki Ogihara, Koichiro Tanaka, Hajime Nakae, Koichiro Usuku, Kojiro Yamaguchi, Kentaro Wada, Akihiro Uchizono, Yuji Nakamura, Yoshihiro Nishida, Toshiko Ueda, Atsuko Shiota, Naoko Hasunuma, Kyoko Nakahara, Miwa Hebiguchi, and Yoshihiko Hamamoto
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tongue diagnosis ,e-learning ,diagnostic ability ,assessment system ,test difficulty ,intrarater reliability ,Medical technology ,R855-855.5 - Abstract
BackgroundIn Kampo medicine, tongue examination is used to diagnose the pathological condition “Sho,” but an objective evaluation method for its diagnostic ability has not been established. We constructed a tongue diagnosis electronic learning and evaluation system based on a standardized tongue image database.PurposeThis study aims to verify the practicality of this assessment system by evaluating the tongue diagnosis ability of Kampo specialists (KSs), medical professionals, and students.MethodsIn the first study, we analyzed the answer data of 15 KSs in an 80-question tongue diagnosis test that assesses eight aspects of tongue findings and evaluated the (i) test score, (ii) test difficulty and discrimination index, (iii) diagnostic consistency, and (iv) diagnostic match rate between KSs. In the second study, we administered a 20-question common Kampo test and analyzed the answer data of 107 medical professionals and 56 students that assessed the tongue color discrimination ability and evaluated the (v) correct answer rate, (vi) test difficulty, and (vii) factors related to the correct answer rate.ResultIn the first study, the average test score was 62.2 ± 10.7 points. Twenty-eight questions were difficult (correct answer rate,
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- 2023
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