Developing Questionnaire of BiJeung(痺證) which is similar to Arthralgia and Paresthesia Syndrome

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J Korean Med. 2013;34(3):96-105

Publication date (electronic) : 2013 September 30

doi : https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.13015

Ji Hoon Ahn ¹, Sun-Ho Lee ², Young-Jae Park ¹, Young-Bae Park ¹^,

¹Department of Biofunctional Medicine & Diagnostics, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University

²Department of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Woosuk University

Correspondence to: 박영배(Young-bae Park), 경희대학교 한의과대학 진단·생기능의과학교실, Tel: +82-2-958-9195, Fax: +82-2-958-9241, E-mail: bmppark@khu.ac.kr

Received 2013 June 13; Revised 2013 July 31; Accepted 2013 July 31.

Abstract

Objectives:

Bi Jeung (비증) is a pain syndrome derivative of pathological patterns of East Asian medicine. The purpose of this study was to develop a self-rated questionnaire for Bi Jeung.

Methods:

Twelve questionnaire items for Bi Jeung (3 items for the Wind Bi, 5 items for the Cold Bi, and 4 items for the Dampness Bi) were extracted through the literature review. These items were presented to the 18 Korean medical doctors who specialized in pain medicine to conduct two sessions of the Delphi method. The Korean medical doctors were asked to rate the importance of each item for the corresponding Bi syndromes, using a Likert 7-point scale, and were asked to propose which item should be additionally included to increase determinant power to each Bi syndrome. We determined the 4 points of the importance as a cut-off point of each item.

Results:

Through two sessions of the Delphi method, two items were deleted because their mean values of the importance were below 4 point. Korean medical doctors proposed to add three items for the Bi Jeung. However, the mean values of only two among the three items were over 4 points, so finally 12 items (3 items for the Wind Bi, 5 items for the Cold Bi, and 4 items for the Damp Bi) were determined for the Bi Jeung questionnaire.

Conclusions:

It is concluded that a 12 item-Bi Jeung questionnaire comprising the three subcategories of the Bi Jeung (Wind, Cold, and Dampness Bis) possesses contents validity through literature review and Delphi methods.

Keywords: Arthralgia and paresthesia Syndrome; Bi Jeung; Questionnaire; HaengBi (行痺(風痺)); TongBi (痛痺(寒痺)); ChakBi (着痺(濕痺))

Fig. 1.

Flow chart for a method of a study on development of questionnaires for Bijeung

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Fig. 1.

Flow chart for a method of a study on development of questionnaires for Bijeung