...Gerhard Blasche; Wolfgang Marktl; Brigitte Eisenwort; Astrid Skolka; Otto Pichlhöfer Background: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire designed to assess the patient's affective, cognitive, and perceptual state during treatment administration. Methods: 362 individuals...

... Constitution Questionnaire (BCQ–), because evaluating the level of individual’s Yin deficiency (Yin-Xu) by his manifestations is frequently involved in TCM clinical trials. Methods: The provisional version of BCQ– was developed using a step-by-step approach: 1) to form the research team and select a panel...

... final version of a Yang-Xu constitution questionnaire, the BCQ+, in a previous study. The objective of the present investigation is to assess the reliability and validity of the BCQ+. Participants and Methods: A total of 1,310 eligible participants, aged between 20–60, no disease onset in the past month...

... and rigorous diagnostic tool is required. This study aimed to develop a first final version of the Yang-Xu Constitution Questionnaire. Methods: We conducted 3 steps to develop such an objective measurement tool: 1) the research team was formed and a panel of 26 experts was selected for the Delphi process; 2...