| The use of a structured questionnaire to study stagnation syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine among adults living in community. | |
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PMID: 21227029 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Objective: Traditional Chinese medicine stagnation syndrome is a prevalent syndrome characterized by mind-body obsession-like symptoms. To standardize the evaluation of this syndrome, previous studies have developed and validated a 3-factor, 16-item Stagnation Scale with good psychometric properties. The current study aimed to survey stagnation syndrome among adults in community. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 755 adults recruited by cluster sampling in Hong Kong. Results: Using self-appraisal of symptom severity as reference, receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis suggested an optimized cut-off point of 50 on the Stagnation Scale, with false positive and negative rates at 25.8% and 23.3%, respectively. Prevalence of stagnation syndrome was revealed at 6.2%. It is more prevalent in women, with a male to female ratio of 1:2.8 (P=0.02). Stagnation showed significant negative correlation with age (r=-0.22, P<0.01). It showed non-significant correlation with marital status and education level. Among people with stagnation syndrome, 30.4% showed substantial intention to seek treatment (male: 25.0%; female: 32.4%). Conclusion: Stagnation syndrome seems to be prevalent among adults and shows a fairly high rate of motivation for people to seek treatment. The construct can be a useful entry point for healthcare interventions and warrants further in-depth studies. Limitations of using a structured questionnaire for epidemiological studies and corresponding remedies are discussed. |
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Siu-Man Ng; Ted C T Fong |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Zhong xi yi jie he xue bao = Journal of Chinese integrative medicine Volume: 9 ISSN: 1672-1977 ISO Abbreviation: Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-01-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101199657 Medline TA: Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao Country: China |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 22-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Social Work and Social Administration and Centre on Behavioral Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; E-mail: ngsiuman@hku.hk. |
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