Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Scale for Pediatric Bronchial Asthma:A Preliminary Study
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2025.09.039
- VernacularTitle:儿童支气管哮喘中医证候量表的研制初探
- Author:
Hongli LUO
1
;
Jiangwei YU
Author Information
1. 贵州中医药大学,贵州贵阳 550000
- Keywords:
pediatric bronchial asthma;
TCM syndrome elements;
TCM syndrome manifestions;
major syndrome;
secondary syndromes;
syndrome element differentiation;
scale
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;42(9):2361-2366
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This article aims to initially establish a traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome scale for pediatric bronchial asthma based on syndrome element differentiation through literature research and expert consultation and by referencing multiple editions of textbooks,clinical guidelines,and expert consensus.The TCM syndrome scale for pediatric bronchial asthma covers 17 relevant syndrome elements,namely lung,exterior,kidney,spleen,heart,phlegm,cold,yin deficiency,yang deficiency,fluid retention,qi deficiency,wind,heat,qi stagnation,blood stasis,qi failing in astringing,and blood deficiency.It corresponds to 5 major TCM syndrome items(i.e.,wheezing or shortness of breath,cough,chest tightness,wheezing sound in the throat or sputum expectation,and lung signs),over 30 secondary TCM syndrome items,and items related to TCM tongue signs,pulse signs,infantile finger signs(conditions of radial superficial vein of infantile index finger),and facial complexion.The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the total scale and all syndrome element dimensions were greater than 0.7,indicating good structural validity.The process of establishing this scale,i.e,setting syndrome items,determining syndrome elements,and forming a scale,is consistent with the process of syndrome element differentiation(analyzing the syndromes,defining syndrome elements,forming a syndrome pattern).The establishment of the scale has taken into consideration of both the characteristics of pediatric bronchial asthma and the features of syndrome element differentiation,harnessing the advantage of the disease-syndrome combination pattern.The constructed scale holds certain reference significance for clinical practice in TCM pediatrics.
