Reliability and validity of Scale for TCM Pattern Element Differentiation of Depression

VernacularTitle:《抑郁症中医证候要素辨证量表》的信度和效度研究
Author: Miao YU ¹ ; Qiyu LI ; Rongjuan GUO ; Aiqing HAN ; Jialin WANG ; Jia XING ; Jianxin CHEN ; Ming LU
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1. 北京中医药大学第三附属医院北京100029
Keywords: depression; pattern elements; scale; reliability; validity
From: Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;40(7):599-602
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To review the reliability and validity of the Scale for TCM Pattern Element Differentiation of Depression.Methods The reliability was detected by using test-retest reliability,splithalf reliability and internal consistency reliability,and validity was evaluated by using criterion related validity and construct validity in 232 patients with depression.Results The correlation coefficient of test-retest reliability of each pattern element was between 0.612 and 0.977,Cronbach's α coefficient of the total scale was 0.892,split-half reliability was 0.849,and Kappa coefficient was between 0.689 and 0.892.The results of factor analysis showed that 8 common factors were roughly consistent with anticipated results,and accumulating contribution rate was 53.43％.Conclusion The Scale for TCM Pattern Element Differentiation of Depression has higher reliability and validity.