Development of a Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome-Specific Scale for Ulcerative Colitis: The Large Intestine Dampness-Heat Syndrome Questionnaire
Table 3
The results of the item selection (pilot study).
Items
p
α value
r
CFA
Reserved item
Diarrhoea
0.96
-0.06
0.49
0.35
Yes
Abdominal pain
0.96
-0.02
0.67
0.40
Yes
Bloody purulent stool
0.93
-0.12
0.62
0.71
Yes
Mucus stool
0.91
-0.19
0.69
0.70
Yes
Tenesmus
0.71
0.12
0.41
0.25
No
Anal burning
0.69
0.03
0.47
0.49
Yes
Fever
0.32
-0.08
0.56
0.56
Yes
Scanty deep-yellow urine
0.09
-0.02
0.32
0.09
No
Bitter taste in mouth
0.33
-0.16
0.67
0.41
No
Dry mouth
0.75
-0.16
0.65
0.51
Yes
Halitosis
0.04
-0.03
0.34
0.14
No
Red tongue
0.94
-0.03
0.45
0.73
Yes
Greasy fur
0.73
-0.04
0.55
0.25
Yes
Yellow fur
0.94
-0.01
0.46
0.70
Yes
Thick fur
0.32
0.05
0.47
0.26
No
Rapid pulse
0.60
0.11
0.24
0.29
No
Slippery pulse
0.51
-0.08
0.35
0.27
No
Soft pulse
0.36
0.07
0.23
-0.07
No
Defecation disorder
0.43
-0.05
0.60
0.34
Yes
Anorexia
0.33
-0.10
0.40
-0.24
No
p: the proportion of positive responses; α value: internal consistency coefficients; r: correlation analysis; CFA: confirmatory factor analysis. When the item meets two or more of the above criteria, it will be finally removed.
