title: [Assessment of the results of syndrome in clinical trials of dementia treated by Chinese herbal medicine].
abstract: Chinese medical syndrome efficacy, as a second efficacy indicator, has been widely used in clinical trials of treating dementia by Chinese herbal medicine. The syndrome assessment tool is a key point in assessing the efficacy of Chinese medical syndrome. The syndrome assessment tool for dementia used nowadays needs to be optimized in content, reliability, and validity. In this paper, the authors reviewed some problems correlated with the design of Chinese medical assessment questionnaire on the basis of Chinese medical theories by combining the common requirements for questionnaire development.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Neurology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Jing-nian
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Jin-zhou
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Bing-lin
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jian-ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Tong-hua
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shi-qian
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Gong-ping
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Yong-yan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D003704:Dementia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal