BCQ+: a body constitution questionnaire to assess Yang-Xu. Part I: establishment of a first final version through a Delphi process.

摘要: BACKGROUND Nowadays, the individual differences are emphasized in personalized medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which prescribes tailored treatment based on each patient's different body constitution may provide new strategy to break bottleneck of modern medicine (MM). Therefore, integrate TCM into MM, an objective, reliable and rigorous diagnostic tool is necessary for assessment individual. This study aimed develop a provisional version Yin-Xu Constitution Questionnaire (BCQ-), because evaluating level individual's Yin deficiency (Yin-Xu) by his manifestations frequently involved clinical trials. METHODS The BCQ- was developed using step-by-step approach: 1) form research team select panel 26 experts who had both MM educational background professional training Delphi method; 2) generate questionnaire items from literature review process, refine these be colloquially acceptable, evaluate their face content validities process again; 3) difficulty answering questions pilot with 81 participants whose age ranged 20 60 years. RESULTS After 2 rounds 22 appropriate were established answered without participants. CONCLUSIONS appeared have considerable basis advanced questionnaire. reliability validity further tested second part study.