Research on Normatively Portraying the Symptom Terminology of the Dampness Syndrome
- VernacularTitle:中医湿证症状术语的规范刻画研究
- Author:
Qian LI
1
;
Wenzhen WU
;
Xiaobo YANG
Author Information
- Keywords: Dampness syndrome; Terminology standard; Symptom independency; Denomination; Operational definition; Symptomatic grading and quantification
- From: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;25(7):2281-2286
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To develop the symptom terminology standard of dampness syndrome,and to provide reference for researches related to the dampness syndrome.Methods According to the workflow of The Principle and Method of Examining and Approving the Terminology in Science and Technology,we conducted the research as the following process:collecting symptoms,denominating symptoms and defining symptoms.First,we merged symptoms according to their intension and extension,and made symptoms independency based on their dampness characteristics and diagnostic value.We also included negative symptoms if they had diagnostic value on dampness syndrome.And then we denominated symptoms following the principle of monosemy and scientificity.Previous researches on symptom terminology usually gave symptom term nominal definitions,while in this study we gave the symptom terms operational definitions,including intension and application operationalization.Besides,based on symptom characteristics we developed symptomatic grading and quantification criteria.At last,the above-mentioned were optimized and confirmed based on the expert opinions.Results In this study,we denominated and defined forty-two symptoms,and also developed symptomatic grading and quantification criteria for them.Conclusion We developed symptom terminology standard for dampness syndrome.This study especially valued symptom independence and symptom terms operational definitions,which could give dampness syndrome diagnosis and evaluation real practice significance,and serve well for scientific researches and clinical practice.
