Taking "Seven Emotions Scale" as an Example to Explore the Suitability of Four Qualitative Methods in the Development of TCM Scale
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2024.20.008
- VernacularTitle:四种定性方法在中医量表研制中的适宜性探索——以《七情量表》为例
- Author:
Simeng YAO
1
;
Xiaoying NING
2
;
Qinyong XU
3
;
Yuanfang CHEN
4
;
Wei ZHENG
5
;
Jihong LIU
1
;
Fengbin LIU
6
;
Zhengkun HOU
6
Author Information
1. Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Foshan，528000
2. Jiangyou City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
3. Dongguan Binhaiwan Central Hospital
4. Southern Medical University Third Hospital
5. The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
6. The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
traditional Chinese medicine scale;
grounded theory;
framework analysis;
descriptive phenomenology;
descriptive qualitative research;
qualitative research
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;65(20):2102-2108
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo explore the suitability of four qualitative research methods in the development of TCM scale. MethodsTaking the development of "Seven Emotions Scale" as an example， we conducted semi-structured interviews with 31 patients of emotional disorders and 10 healthy people by objective sampling， and collected psychological feelings and emotional cognition data related to seven emotions according to the interview outline. Two qualitative methods， descriptive qualitative research and descriptive phenomenology， were used to analyze the data and construct the item library of the scale. The conceptual framework of the scale was constructed by using commonly used grounded theory and frame analysis. ResultsDuring data analysis， it is found that the themes extracted from descriptive phenomenology were not easily understood by the interviewees， and it is difficult for the researchers to truly achieve the "suspension" required by phenomenology. Considering the feasibility and convenience of the researchers' actual operation， as well as whether the initial purpose of the scale research can be intuitively included in the interviewees' views and feelings， descriptive phenomenology is not suitable for the formation of scale items. Using descriptive qualitative research method to analyze the interview data of healthy people and patients with emotional disorders， 306 and 476 scale items were obtained respectively. Through grounded theory， five selective codes were obtained： physical symptoms， external manifestations， psychological feelings， behaviors and emotional control. Using frame analysis， four themes including physical symptoms， psychological feelings， behavior and emotional cognition were constructed. Both methods can be used to construct the conceptual frame of scale， but the framework analysis is more convenient and can better ensure the transparency of the research. ConclusionDescriptive qualitative research methods can be used to form the item library of TCM scales. Framework analysis is more suitable for the construction of the conceptual framework of the scale than grounded theory， while descriptive phenomenology is not suitable for the development of TCM scales.
