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Leung, Kwok-fai; Liu, Fengbin; Zhao, Li; Fang, Jian; Chan, Kelvin; Lin, Lizhu

doi:10.1186/1477-7525-3-26

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“…Ceiling effects were significant with a number of scales, which was not found in the previous studies [2, 4]. The discrepancy could be a reflection of relatively good health of a primary care population, as shown by ceiling effects in several SF-36 scales.…”

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Psychometric properties of the Chinese quality of life instrument (HK version) in Chinese and Western medicine primary care settings

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BackgroundThe Chinese Quality of Life Measure (ChQOL) had only been validated on a small number of selected subjects in Hong Kong and had never been tested in the Western medicine (WM) primary care setting.Aims and objectivesTo test the psychometrics properties of ChQOL(HK version) in both TCM and WM general outpatient clinics.MethodsThree samples of Chinese adult patients [(1) 569 consulting TCM clinics for episodic illnesses; (2) 524 consulting WM clinics for episodic illnesses; (3) 205 consulting WM clinics for chronic disease follow-up] in Hong Kong were invited to complete the ChQOL(HK version) and the SF-36 Health Survey during their consultations and 2 weeks after consultations. The scaling assumptions, factor structure, convergent construct validity, reliability, responsiveness, and discriminatory power of the ChQOL were evaluated.ResultsMajority of items satisfied the scaling assumptions. A two instead of 3-factor structure was found with physical form and emotion facets loading on one factor. Convergent construct validity was confirmed with moderate correlations with SF-36 scores. Internal consistency and test–retest reliability were satisfactory. The ChQOL(HK version) was able to detect significant improvements 2 weeks after consultations, and it was able to discriminate between groups with different illness severity, age, and sex.ConclusionThe ChQOL(HK version) was shown to have satisfactory validity, reliability, discriminatory power, and responsiveness in both TCM and Western medicine primary care settings. The validity of the 3-domain scaling structure needs further evaluation.

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“…Facets of complexion, climate adaptation, thinking, spirit of eyes, and verbal expression had only fair reliability and were lower than those found by previous studies using a 2-day test–retest interval [2]. There is always a debate on the optimal interval for test–retest reliability [20, 30, 31].…”

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“…Conceptually, content validity can only be established for condition-specific tools for diagnostic measurement of Yin or Yang, and Cold or Heat syndromes because different medical conditions manifest with different symptoms. Also, some authors have attempted to establish a Yang deficiency constitution questionnaire [32] or develop a Chinese quality of life instrument [33] using the Delphi method. The Delphi method was not used in the construction of the KDSQ because it is an iterative process for consensus-building of expert opinions only among a panel of experts and also, the Delphi researchers may subjectively synthesize questionnaire responses from experts that could induce researcher bias [34].…”

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Construction of a traditional Chinese medicine syndrome-specific outcome measure: the Kidney Deficiency Syndrome questionnaire (KDSQ)

Chen

Wong

Lam

2012

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Background Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome-specific outcome measures is needed for the evaluation of TCM syndrome-specific therapies. We constructed a Kidney Deficiency Syndrome Questionnaire (KDSQ) for the evaluation of the common TCM syndromes Kidney-Yin Deficiency Syndrome (KDS-Yin) and Kidney-Yang Deficiency Syndrome (KDS-Yang) in middle-aged women with menopausal symptoms. Methods KDS-Yin and KDS-Yang were traditionally defined by expert opinion were validated by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM). Content validity was tested by EFA on a sample of 236 women from a seminar and SEM on another sample of 321 women from a postal survey. Other psychometric properties were tested on 292 women from the seminar at baseline and two systematically selected sub-samples: 54 who reported no changes in discomforts 11–12 days after the baseline and 31 who reported changes in discomforts 67–74 days after the baseline. All participants completed the KDSQ, the Greene Climacteric Scale and the standard 12-item Short Form Health Survey. Results The EFA and SEM established the measurement models of KDS-Yin and KDS-Yang supporting content validity of the KDSQ. Internal consistency was good (Cronbach’s Alpha >0.70). Construct validity was supported by theoretically-derived levels of correlation with the established external measures. Test–retest reliability was strong (ICC agreement : KDS-Yin, 0.94; KDS-Yang, 0.93). The KDSQ was responsive to changes over time as tested by effect size and longitudinal validity. Conclusions The KDSQ was a valid and reliable measure for KDS-Yin and KDS-Yang in Hong Kong Chinese middle-aged women with menopausal symptoms.

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“…In addition to traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Japanese medicine (Kampo) and traditional Korean medicine (Hanbang), which are referred to as traditional herbal medicine in this review, have been accepted as a form of complementary and alternative medicine by patients [141,142]. In Western medicine, randomized clinical trials are generally accepted as the most reliable approach to testing the efficacy of medicines and treatments; however, in traditional herbal medicine, clinical evidence was observed and recorded descriptively in the literature [143]. Although the theoretical frameworks of Western medicine and traditional herbal medicine are different, scientific studies on the efficacy of traditional herbal medicine using randomized clinical trial techniques are becoming more popular [143].…”

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“…In Western medicine, randomized clinical trials are generally accepted as the most reliable approach to testing the efficacy of medicines and treatments; however, in traditional herbal medicine, clinical evidence was observed and recorded descriptively in the literature [143]. Although the theoretical frameworks of Western medicine and traditional herbal medicine are different, scientific studies on the efficacy of traditional herbal medicine using randomized clinical trial techniques are becoming more popular [143]. Such evidence-based medicine integrates the best evidence from research with clinical expertise and patient values [142].…”

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Ginseng in Traditional Herbal Prescriptions

Park¹,

Kim²,

Park³

et al. 2012

Journal of Ginseng Research

166

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Panax ginseng Meyer has been widely used as a tonic in traditional Korean, Chinese, and Japanese herbal medicines and in Western herbal preparations for thousands of years. In the past, ginseng was very rare and was considered to have mysterious powers. Today, the efficacy of drugs must be tested through well-designed clinical trials or meta-analyses, and ginseng is no exception. In the present review, we discuss the functions of ginseng described in historical documents and describe how these functions are taken into account in herbal prescriptions. We also discuss the findings of experimental pharmacological research on the functions of ginseng in ginseng-containing prescriptions and how these prescriptions have been applied in modern therapeutic interventions. The present review on the functions of ginseng in traditional prescriptions helps to demystify ginseng and, as a result, may contribute to expanding the use of ginseng or ginseng-containing prescriptions.

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Psychometric properties of the Chinese quality of life instrument (HK version) in Chinese and Western medicine primary care settings

Psychometric properties of the Chinese quality of life instrument (HK version) in Chinese and Western medicine primary care settings

Construction of a traditional Chinese medicine syndrome-specific outcome measure: the Kidney Deficiency Syndrome questionnaire (KDSQ)

Ginseng in Traditional Herbal Prescriptions

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