The Instrument for Measuring the Implementation Situation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Guideline: Evaluation and Application

Table 3

Changes of consistency scores between sample 1 and sample 2.

Dimensions	Items	Median	Sample 1				Median	Sample  2				P
			Frequency of each consistency degree					Frequency of each consistency degree
			No consistency	Weak	Medium	Strong		No consistency	Weak	Medium	Strong
VA	VA1	4.00	1	13	129	157	4.00	0	1	116	204	0.001
	VA2	5.00	0	15	117	168	4.00	0	1	111	209	0.007
VB	VB1	3.00	33	37	97	133	3.00	40	22	100	159	0.207
	VB2	3.00	27	44	110	119	3.00	38	23	109	151	0.09
	VB3	3.00	26	90	116	68	3.00	41	46	131	103	0.006
VC	VC1	3.00	40	95	113	52	2.00	52	119	87	63	0.051
VD	VC2	2.00	124	28	110	38	3.00	63	33	115	110	<0.0001

VA: diagnosis, VA1: TCM diagnosis, and VA2: MM diagnosis; VB: syndrome differentiation and treatment, VB1: syndrome differentiation, VB2: treatment strategy, and VB3: recipe medicinal; VC = VC1: other therapeutic method; VD = VD1: prevention.