Exploration on establishment and application of soft index survey tools in TCM study.
- Author:
Da-rong WU
1
;
Xiao-bo YANG
;
Shi-long LAI
Author Information
1. Applied Clinical Epidemiology Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangzhou 510120. darongwu@163.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Health Status Indicators;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
methods;
Quality of Life;
Research Design;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
2006;26(4):293-297
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This paper discussed the concept, categorizations, methods and basic principles for establishing of soft index survey tools (SIST) in clinical medicinal field, pointed out the relation between the connatural theoretical and practical mode of TCM and the establishment of SIST having TCM characteristics, and elaborated several key points which should be paid attention to in the establishment of SIST. It was pointed out that there was broad space for application of SIST in TCM study.
