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
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