Exploration on methodology of item selection of TCM syndrome scale
- VernacularTitle:中医证候量表条目筛选的方法学探讨
- Author:
Xia DAI
;
Chenggang WANG
;
Xiaochun HAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
TCM syndrome;
Scale;
Item selection;
Elderly hypertension;
Syndrome of kidney qi deficiency
- From:
China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy
2005;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To explore the feasible methods for item selection of TCM syndrome scale.Methods:Elderly hypertension with syndrome of kidney qi deficiency was selected as example.The symptoms and signs of elderly hypertension patients were statistically analyzed with clinical epidemiological investigation on the basis of discussion among focus group and expert consultation.Six selection methods were used,such as correlation coefficient method,dispersion tendency method,factor analysis method,etc.Results:18 Items were selected in the end and constituted the preliminary scale of kidney qi deficiency of elderly hypertension.Conclusion:Only if combine subjective and objective selection methods,use kinds of proper statistical methods and master the scale of preserving items,can we acquire good reliability and validity of scale.
