Application of Structural Equation Model in the Study of Therapeutic Effect of Chinese Medicine
10.3969/j.issn.1002-3674.2009.06.002
- VernacularTitle:结构方程模型在中医临床疗效评价中的应用
- Author:
Shu YANG
;
Qiang ZHANG
;
Yun YE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese medicine;
Confounding factor;
SEM
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Statistics
2009;(6):565-568
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective The questionaires of the ONFH aegers who were hospitalized in Kanggu hospital,during 2005-2008 ,were collect-ed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of acupotomy by proper statistical methods. Methods Four indexes according to the criteria of Therapeutic effect of adult ONFH recovery and reconstruction (ZHAO Dewei, 1996) were measured to evaluate the effect of the treatment. Results Monofac-torial analysis showed that the treatrnent was effective,but some phenomena could not be correctly explined in specialized field. This problem was re-solved appropriately by structural equation model(SEM). Conclusion By the method of SEM, the confounding factors could be better controlled and the evaluation was more reliable.
