中医湿证症状术语的规范刻画研究

Research on Normatively Portraying the Symptom Terminology of the Dampness Syndrome

目的制定湿证症状术语标准,为湿证相关研究提供借鉴。方法按照《科学技术名词审定原则及方法》的工作流程,即收词→定名→定义,开展研究。收词、整理-充分把握症状的内涵和外延进行症状归并,基于症状对湿证的诊断意义及湿性特征开展症状独立化工作,并重视阴性症状的诊断价值。定名-结合临床专家小组讨论,遵循单义性、科学性等原则对湿证症状进行定名。定义-区别于既往研究对症状术语的名义定义,赋予症状术语操作化定义(包括内涵和使用操作化);同时,基于症状自身特点制定症状分级量化标准。最后基于专家意见进行优化、确认。结果本研究完成了42项湿证相关症状的定名、定义及症状分级量化。结论本研究建立了湿证症状术语标准,尤其重视症状独立性和操作化定义,期望赋予湿证诊断、评估真正的实践价值,以更好的为科研、临床服务。

Objective To develop the symptom terminology standard of dampness syndrome,and to provide reference for researches related to the dampness syndrome.Methods According to the workflow of The Principle and Method of Examining and Approving the Terminology in Science and Technology,we conducted the research as the following process:collecting symptoms,denominating symptoms and defining symptoms.First,we merged symptoms according to their intension and extension,and made symptoms independency based on their dampness characteristics and diagnostic value.We also included negative symptoms if they had diagnostic value on dampness syndrome.And then we denominated symptoms following the principle of monosemy and scientificity.Previous researches on symptom terminology usually gave symptom term nominal definitions,while in this study we gave the symptom terms operational definitions,including intension and application operationalization.Besides,based on symptom characteristics we developed symptomatic grading and quantification criteria.At last,the above-mentioned were optimized and confirmed based on the expert opinions.Results In this study,we denominated and defined forty-two symptoms,and also developed symptomatic grading and quantification criteria for them.Conclusion We developed symptom terminology standard for dampness syndrome.This study especially valued symptom independence and symptom terms operational definitions,which could give dampness syndrome diagnosis and evaluation real practice significance,and serve well for scientific researches and clinical practice.