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Table 1 Item-level content validity index of TCMECQ-C (First Version) rated by the CMPs and the participants

From: Validation of the Cantonese version of the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Body constitution Questionnaire in elderly people

Item

Clarity

Relevance

Appropriateness

CMPs (n = 10)

Participants (n = 30)

CMPs (n = 10)

Participants (n = 30)

CMPs (n = 10)

Participants (n = 30)

BC 1

 2

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.93

0.90

1.00

 3

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.93

0.90

1.00

 4

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.80

0.90

1.00

 14

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.90

0.97

BC 2

 11

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.97

0.90

1.00

 12

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.90

0.97

 13

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.90

1.00

 29

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.97

0.90

0.93

BC 3

 10

0.90

1.00

1.00

0.90

0.90

1.00

 21

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.93

0.90

1.00

 26

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.93

0.90

1.00

 31

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.97

0.90

1.00

BC 4

 9

0.90

0.90

1.00

0.87

0.90

0.97

 16

1.00

1.00

0.90

0.70

0.90

1.00

 28

1.00

0.93

1.00

0.77

0.50

0.67

 32

1.00

0.93

1.00

0.97

0.90

0.93

BC 5

 23

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.87

0.90

1.00

 25

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.97

0.90

1.00

 27

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.93

0.90

1.00

 30

1.00

0.97

1.00

0.93

0.90

0.97

BC 6

 19

1.00

0.97

1.00

0.73

0.90

0.97

 22

1.00

0.87

0.80

0.60

0.90

0.97

 24

1.00

0.97

1.00

0.90

0.80

0.97

 33

1.00

0.90

1.00

0.87

0.80

0.90

BC 7

 5

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.53

0.90

1.00

 6

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.60

0.90

1.00

 7

1.00

0.97

1.00

0.53

0.90

1.00

 8

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.57

0.90

1.00

BC 8

 15

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.90

1.00

 17

1.00

0.97

1.00

0.80

0.90

0.93

 18

1.00

0.87

1.00

0.83

0.90

1.00

 20

0.90

1.00

0.80

0.70

0.90

1.00

BC 9

 1

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.93

0.90

1.00

 2a

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.93

0.90

1.00

 4a

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.80

0.90

1.00

 5a

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.53

0.90

1.00

 13a

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.90

1.00

  1. BC1: Qi-deficiency Constitution, BC2: Yang-deficiency Constitution, BC3: Yin-deficiency Constitution, BC4: Phlegm-dampness Constitution, BC5: Dampness-heat Constitution, BC6: Stagnant Blood Constitution, BC7: Stagnant Qi Constitution, BC8: Inherited Special Constitution, BC9: Balanced Constitution
  2. An I-CVI ≥ 0.78 was considered acceptable for at least nine experts
  3. aItem with reverse scoring: (1) “No” reversed to “All the time”, (2) “Slightly” reversed to “Often”, (3) “Sometimes” remained “Sometimes”, (4) “Often” reversed to “Slightly”, (5) “All the time” reversed to “No”