Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 627-634.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2019.04.024

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Measurement characteristics evaluation of SF-HSTCM and EQ-5D-3L among patients with stroke

Dai Lin1, Wen Yucheng2, Lu Taoying3, Cai Jianxiong3, Wang Lixin4, Qin Min5, Wu Darong3   

  1. 1. The Second Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405;
    2. The Hospital of Dongguan Dongcheng, Dongguan 523000, Guangdong Province, China;
    3. Program for Outcome Assessment in TCM, 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China;
    4. Department of Neurology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China;
    5. Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, Guangdong Second TCM Hospital, Guangzhou 510095, China
  • Received:2019-04-22 Online:2019-07-21 Published:2019-07-19
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC1706006),The Special Fund of Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine(YN2015QN13),Clinical Pathway Project of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine(Zhong Yi Er Yuan, 2015, No.119).

Abstract: Objective To evaluate the measurement characteristics and applicability of The Short Form-Health Scale of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SF-HSTCM) and The Three-level EuroQol Five-dimensional Questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L) for patients recovering from stroke. Methods The study followed a cross-sectional design. We investigated patients with stroke on the recovery stage. Questionnaires applied in the study included SF-HSTCM, EQ-5D-3L, Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and Barthel Index (BI). We analyzed the reliability and validity of SF-HSTCM by the Cronbach's alpha coefficient and confirmatory factor, test-retest reliability of SF-HSTCM,EQ-5D-3L,mRS and BI,and consistency coefficient between patients and agent by interclass correlation coefficient, correlation between SF-HSTCM and EQ-5D-3L by convergent validity, discriminant validity of SF-HSTCM by nonparametric test. The impact of Social and demographic factors on score of BI and mRS was evaluated by multiple linear regression.Results A total of 205 people were investigated. The internal consistency of Cronbach's α among patients with stroke in the recovery phase was 0.895, intercorrelation coefficient of test-Retest reliability was 0.991. The test-retest reliability result of EQ-5D-3L showed that questionnaires of two surveys which was exactly the same,accounting for 90% of the total number. Conclusion SF-HSTCM and EQ-5D-3L can be used to evaluate the health status of the patients with stroke in the recovery phase.

Key words: stroke, reliability, validity, The Short Form-Health Scale of Traditional Chinese Medicine(SF-HSTCM), The Three-level EuroQol Five-dimensional Questionnaire(EQ-5D-3L)

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