The Study Of Preferred Reporting Items For Instruments Cross-cultural Adaption Of Traditional Chinese Medicine

ObjectiveThis study aimed to set up the Checklist of Preferred Reporting Items for Instruments Cross-cultural Adaption (translation) of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with Delphi approach, based on a large number of literature research, so that it can standardize reports on the instruments cross-cultural adaption, especially on the adaption of TCM instruments.MethodsWith the literature search on PubMed, IEEE Xplore, CNKI, WANFANG and VIP, we designed the Delphi questionnaire. Carrying on experts investigation, we got advices from the experts of instruments, statics and clinic. Finally, the checklist of preferred reporting items was proposed after research group discussion.ResultsThree rounds of expert investigation were conducted.14 experts participated in the first round, the questionnaire returns-ratio was 70%, the expert positive coefficient was 70%, the percentage of experts above title in vice-high class was 86%. In the second round,11 experts participated. The questionnaire returns-ratio was 68.75% and the expert positive coefficient was 68.75%, the percentage of experts above title in vice-high class was 100%. In the third round,11 experts participated. The questionnaire returns-ratio was 68.75% and the expert positive coefficient was 68.75%, the percentage of experts above title in vice-high class was 100%. Three rounds all got positive responses. All experts had good regional and academic representative, being authoritative in the fields.In three rounds of investigation, coefficient of variation (CV) was between 0.000～0.213, the Kendall’s concordance coefficient (w) of each item was 0.182, P<0.01.24 items subheading under 6 topics were reserved:title and structured summary, rationale and objective, authorization, participants criteria, forward translations, forward synthesis, backward translations, backward synthesis, experts qualitative review, pilot testing, field testing, statistical methods, participants, series instruments, main results, other analyses, summary of evidence, comparison of evidence, limitations, final permission, clinical attentions, conclusions, appendix, and funding.ConclusionThe Checklist of Preferred Reporting Items for Instruments Cross-cultural Adaption(translation) of TCM was proposed after three rounds of Delphi investigation.