25. Mối liên quan giữa đặc điểm thiệt chẩn và tình trạng đau bụng kinh ở sinh viên nữ Đại học Phenikaa

Abstract

A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from April 2024 to April 2025 to investigate the association between tongue diagnostic characteristics based on traditional medicine and the severity of dysmenorrhea among female students at Phenikaa University. Tongue features were assessed using the DKF-1 four-diagnosis system (Shanghai Dukang, China), while pain intensity was evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The majority of participants experienced moderate (57.2%) or mild (38.3%) dysmenorrhea; common tongue features included a light red tongue body (41.4%), deep red tongue (34.4%), pale reddish-purple (15.6%), tender tongue texture (66.1%), thin tongue (27.8%), light yellow coating (27.2%), white coating (24.4%) and thin coating (61.1%). No statistically significant association was found between tongue features and the severity of dysmenorrhea. The use of modern tongue diagnostic tools such as the DKF-1 may serve as a supportive method in clinical diagnosis. However, a comprehensive application of the four diagnostic methods of Traditional Medicine remains essential for accurate assessment of dysmenorrhea.