Validation of the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire: Does the Traditional Chinese Medicine Concept of Body Constitution Exist?
Table 3
The CCMQ draft version and the final CCMQ (HK) version.
Draft Hong Kong version
Final Hong Kong version
Items
“3. Will you easily feeling shortness of breath (gasping for breath)?” (Nin Rong Yi Qi Duan (Hu Xi Duan Cu, Jie Bu Shang Qi) Ma?)
“3. Will you easily feeling shortness of breath (gasping for breath)?” (Nin Rong Yi Gan Dao Bu Gou Qi (Hu Xi Ji Cu, Shang Qi Bu Jie Xia Qi) Ma?)
“26. Will you easily sweat excessively with only a slight movement?” (Nin Huo Dong Liang Shao Da Jiu Rong Yi Chu Xu Han Ma?)
“26. Will you sweat excessively with only a slight movement (it seems you sweat more than others)?” (Ni Huo Dong Liang Shao Da Jiu Rong Yi Chu Xu Han (Bi Yi Ban Ren Rong Yi Chu Hao Duo Han) Ma?)
“31. Will you easily having skin urticaria (wheal or wind knots)?” (Nin De Pi Fu Rong Yi Qi Xun Ma Zhen (Feng Tuan, Feng Zhen Kuai, Feng Ge Da) Ma?)
“31. Will your skin easily having rubella (including wind groups, gives or wind knots)” (Ni De Pi Fu Rong Yi Qi Feng Zhen (Bao Kuo Feng Tuan, Feng Zhen Kuai, Feng Ge Da) Ma?)
“32. Will you easily getting skin allergic purpura (purple blood spots or petechiae)?” (Nin De Pi Fu Yin Guo Min Chu Xian Guo Zi Dian (Zi Hong Se Yu Dian, Yu Ban) Ma?)
“32. Will you easily getting allergies of purple erythema (purple blood spots or petechiae)?” (Ni De Pi Fu Win Guo Min Chu Xian Zi Hong Ban (Ji Zi Hong Se Yu Dian, Yu Ban) Ma?)
