Development and Validation of an Instrument for the Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life Based on View of Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to develop and validate an instrument for the measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) based on view of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Design: Six domains of questions, five questions for each domain were developed about general health,...
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doaj-6a089568c30546448989a626811a2e432020-11-24T23:59:04ZengElsevierJournal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine2225-41102012-10-012429530010.1016/S2225-4110(16)30115-8Development and Validation of an Instrument for the Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life Based on View of Traditional Chinese Medicine PerspectiveHen-Hong Chang0Wei-Chu Chie1Yung-Hsin Chin2Ching-Ping Hsu3Tsang-Wu Liu4Jacqueline Whang-Peng5Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, TaiwanDepartment of Public Health and Institute of Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, TaiwanTaiwan Cooperative Oncology Group, Division of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, TaiwanFamily Medicine Division, Mackay Memorial Hospital, TaiwanTaiwan Cooperative Oncology Group, Division of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, TaiwanCenter of Excellence for Cancer Research, WanFang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, TaiwanObjectives: The objectives of this study were to develop and validate an instrument for the measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) based on view of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Design: Six domains of questions, five questions for each domain were developed about general health, and health of five major viscera according to TCM theory to measure the HRQoL. Settings: 149 patients participated in this study and all of them were interviewed in the TCM clinic of a medical center. Interventions: When interviewing, these patients’ health conditions of the five viscera were rated by a TCM physician without knowledge of the patient's answers. A telephone interview was conducted one week later as a retest. Main outcome measures: Test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC), internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha coefficient), and the ability to differentiate the health conditions in each domain of the patients were assessed. Results: The test-retest reliability coefficients of the six domains ranged from 0.46 for spleen to 0.69 for liver-male and kidney. The internal consistency coefficients of the six domains varied from 0.38 for spleen to 0.72 for heart. All scales except that of liver for females could significantly classify different health conditions (evidence of abnormality) assessed by TCM physicians. Ten factors were identified through factor analysis. Some items were found to be correlated with more than one domain. Most domains in the questionnaire had fair test-retest reliability and fair to good internal consistency, and could differentiate patients’ health conditions. The low internal consistency of the spleen scale and the inter-related scale structures needs further evaluation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411016301158Quality of lifeTraditional Chinese MedicineValidation |
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Hen-Hong Chang Wei-Chu Chie Yung-Hsin Chin Ching-Ping Hsu Tsang-Wu Liu Jacqueline Whang-Peng Development and Validation of an Instrument for the Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life Based on View of Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Quality of life Traditional Chinese Medicine Validation |
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Hen-Hong Chang Wei-Chu Chie Yung-Hsin Chin Ching-Ping Hsu Tsang-Wu Liu Jacqueline Whang-Peng |
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Development and Validation of an Instrument for the Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life Based on View of Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective |
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Development and Validation of an Instrument for the Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life Based on View of Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective |
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Development and Validation of an Instrument for the Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life Based on View of Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective |
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Development and Validation of an Instrument for the Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life Based on View of Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective |
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Development and Validation of an Instrument for the Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life Based on View of Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective |
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development and validation of an instrument for the measurement of health-related quality of life based on view of traditional chinese medicine perspective |
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Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine |
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Objectives: The objectives of this study were to develop and validate an instrument for the measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) based on view of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
Design: Six domains of questions, five questions for each domain were developed about general health, and health of five major viscera according to TCM theory to measure the HRQoL.
Settings: 149 patients participated in this study and all of them were interviewed in the TCM clinic of a medical center.
Interventions: When interviewing, these patients’ health conditions of the five viscera were rated by a TCM physician without knowledge of the patient's answers. A telephone interview was conducted one week later as a retest.
Main outcome measures: Test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC), internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha coefficient), and the ability to differentiate the health conditions in each domain of the patients were assessed.
Results: The test-retest reliability coefficients of the six domains ranged from 0.46 for spleen to 0.69 for liver-male and kidney. The internal consistency coefficients of the six domains varied from 0.38 for spleen to 0.72 for heart. All scales except that of liver for females could significantly classify different health conditions (evidence of abnormality) assessed by TCM physicians. Ten factors were identified through factor analysis. Some items were found to be correlated with more than one domain. Most domains in the questionnaire had fair test-retest reliability and fair to good internal consistency, and could differentiate patients’ health conditions. The low internal consistency of the spleen scale and the inter-related scale structures needs further evaluation. |
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Quality of life Traditional Chinese Medicine Validation |
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