Cho, Eun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9172-8624
Lee, Ji-Eun https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5203-6820
Lim, Jung-Hwa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2687-6433
Lee, Jae-Hyok https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3387-3719
Kwon, Chan-Young https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0068-9904
Kim, Bo-Kyung https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8576-0281
Funding for this research was provided by:
Korea Health Industry Development Institute (RS-2020-KH114669)
Article History
Received: 13 November 2025
Accepted: 30 March 2026
First Online: 10 April 2026
Declarations
:
: Eun Cho, Ji-Eun Lee, Jung-Hwa Lim, Jae-Hyok Lee, Chan-Young Kwon, and Bo-Kyung Kim declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Boards at each study site (Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital (PNUKHIRB-2021004), Semyung University Korean Medicine Hospital in Chungju (SMCJH 2110-12), and Dong-eui University Korean Medicine Hospital (DH-2021-13). Informed consent was obtained from all participants.