Evaluation of the Applicability of the Dampness Syndrome Scale of Chinese Medicine(DSSCM)in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2025.10.001
- VernacularTitle:中医湿证评估量表在特应性皮炎患者的适用性评价
- Author:
Li'an ZHU
1
;
Liu ZHONG
;
Yu ZHANG
;
Siqi YE
;
Xiumei MO
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学第二临床医学院,广东 广州 510405;省部共建中医湿证国家重点实验室(广州中医药大学第二附属医院),广东 广州 510120
- Keywords:
atopic dermatitis;
dampness syndrome;
Dampness Syndrome Scale of Chinese Medicine(DSSCM);
reliability;
validity;
applicability
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;42(10):2367-2373
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the applicability of the Dampness Syndrome Scale of Chinese Medicine(DSSCM)in patients with atopic dermatitis(AD).Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted 204 AD patients.Demographic data and scores of the DSSCM,Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure(POEM),Atopic Dermatitis Control Tool(ADCT),Scoring Atopic Dermatitis(SCORAD),Eczema Area and Severity Index(EASI),and Investigator's Global Assessment(IGA)were collected.SPSS and AMOS were used to analyze the reliability and validity of the DSSCM and then the correlation between dampness syndrome and clinical AD indicators was explored.Results The overall Cronbach's α coefficient of DSSCM was 0.90,and the Spearman-Brown split-half reliability coefficient was 0.81.Content validity results indicated that,except for items DSSCM 25,DSSCM 26,DSSCM 27,DSSCM 28,and DSSCM 29(with correlation coefficients＜0.30),all other items showed correlation coefficients＞0.40 with their respective dimensions and the total scale score.The success rates of convergent and discriminant validity tests exceeded 80％,and confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated good fit in the indices of x2/df and RMSEA.Correlation analysis revealed that DSSCM scores were significantly correlated with body mass index(BMI),Dermatology Life Quality Index(DLQI)scores,POEM scores,ADCT scores,pruritus scores,sleep scores,or SCORAD scores(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).However,no significant correlations were observed between DSSCM scores and disease duration,age,IGA scores,or EASI scores(P＞0.05).Conclusion The DSSCM demonstrates good reliability and validity in AD patients and its scores are correlated with clinical AD indicators,making it a suitable tool for assessing dampness syndrome in this population.
