Validation of the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire : Does the Traditional Chinese Medicine Concept of Body Constitution Exist?

Joint Authors

Lam, Cindy Lo Kuen
Ziea, Eric T. C.
Wong, Wendy
Yang, Zhi Min
Wong, Vivian C. W.
Kwan, Andrew Ka Lun

Source

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-14, 14 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2013-04-24

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

14

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

The study aims to adapt and validate the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire (CCMQ) in Hong Kong Chinese people.

10 patients and 10 Chinese medicine practitioners (CMP) confirmed the content validity (CVI: 50%–100%) of CCMQ.

1084 HK subjects completed a cross-sectional study with 98.6% who could be classified into one or more BC types.

Scaling success rates were 85.7%–100% for the 9 BC scales.

Construct validity was supported by moderate correlations between CCMQ and SF-12v2 scores.

The confirmatory factor analysis showed a reproducible structure as hypothesized.

People with gentleness BC type had better health-related quality of life, HRQOL, than those with other (imbalanced) BC types.

Internal consistency (reliability) (Cronbach’s alpha > 0.6) and test-retest reliability were also satisfactory (ICC > 0.6) for all scales.

However, the sensitivity and specificity in predicting the BC types diagnosed by CMP were only fair, ranging from 42.7% to 82.7%.

27.6% of subjects had a change from the imbalanced BC types to gentleness BC type after 6 months.

The CCMQ was adapted for HK Chinese people and proved to be valid, reliable, and responsive.

People classified to have imbalanced BC types had significantly lower HRQOL than gentleness BC type, which supported the validity and importance of the TCM concept of the physiological BC type.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Wong, Wendy& Lam, Cindy Lo Kuen& Wong, Vivian C. W.& Yang, Zhi Min& Ziea, Eric T. C.& Kwan, Andrew Ka Lun. 2013. Validation of the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire : Does the Traditional Chinese Medicine Concept of Body Constitution Exist?. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475006

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Wong, Wendy…[et al.]. Validation of the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire : Does the Traditional Chinese Medicine Concept of Body Constitution Exist?. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475006

American Medical Association (AMA)

Wong, Wendy& Lam, Cindy Lo Kuen& Wong, Vivian C. W.& Yang, Zhi Min& Ziea, Eric T. C.& Kwan, Andrew Ka Lun. Validation of the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire : Does the Traditional Chinese Medicine Concept of Body Constitution Exist?. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475006

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-475006