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The Pattern Element Scale : A Brief Tool of Traditional Medical Subtyping for Dementia
Joint Authors
Liu, Jian-Ping
Tian, Jinzhou
Ni, Jingnian
Qin, Bin
Wang, Pengwen
Liu, Tonghua
Xie, Hengge
Shi, Jing
Wei, Mingqing
Wang, Yongyan
Liu, Xiawei
Long, Ziyi
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Syndromes are defined by traditional Chinese medicine as consisting of different pattern elements.
Few scales have been designed for differentiating pattern elements of dementia and have shown major flaws.
Thus, a new pattern element scale (PES) was developed.
This study aimed to evaluate the utility of the PES in dementia patients.
Methods.
A total of 171 dementia patients were enrolled, and their pattern elements were ascertained, first by clinicians using the PES, then compared with results by two experts to be used as a standard criterion independently.
Reliability of the subscales of the PES was assessed by receiver operator characteristic curves.
Correlations between the subscales of the PES and cognition were calculated by canonical correlation analysis.
Results.
The PES consisted of 11 pattern element subscales.
The area under the curves of all subscales was 0.7 or above.
Phlegm muddiness, blood stasis, and yang hyperactivity subscales showed optimal sensitivity and specificity in discriminating pattern elements.
Other subscales showed relatively lower sensitivity but higher specificity.
Memory and language were significantly correlated to qi deficiency and the blood stasis pattern element.
Conclusion.
The PES can accurately and easily discriminate pattern elements and is a helpful tool for traditional medical subtyping of dementia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shi, Jing& Tian, Jinzhou& Long, Ziyi& Liu, Xiawei& Wei, Mingqing& Ni, Jingnian…[et al.]. 2013. The Pattern Element Scale : A Brief Tool of Traditional Medical Subtyping for Dementia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shi, Jing…[et al.]. The Pattern Element Scale : A Brief Tool of Traditional Medical Subtyping for Dementia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Shi, Jing& Tian, Jinzhou& Long, Ziyi& Liu, Xiawei& Wei, Mingqing& Ni, Jingnian…[et al.]. The Pattern Element Scale : A Brief Tool of Traditional Medical Subtyping for Dementia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473310
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-473310