Research Article

Development of a Diagnostic Questionnaire for Damp Phlegm Pattern and Blood Stasis Pattern in Coronary Heart Disease Patients (CHD-DPBSPQ)

Table 5

The values of I-CVI for each item and S-CVI/Ave for the questionnaire.

ItemI-CVINo. of respondents

Chest distress1.007
Chest pain1.007
Sleepiness1.007
Physical heaviness1.007
Obesity1.007
Sticky mouth0.717
Cyanotic lips1.007
Dim complexion0.867
Abdominal fullness1.007
Anorexia1.007
Dark purple tongue1.007
Petechiae or ecchymosis on the tongue1.007
Sublingual vein cyanosis1.007
Greasy tongue fur1.007
Slippery pulse1.007
S-CVI/Ave0.977

I-CVI: item-level content validity index. : scale-level content validity index, scale-level CVI; average (scale–CVI/Ave).