A scale for assessing the health of children aged 3–6 years in China: development and validation of the TCM constitution scale (3–6 years)
This study developed and preliminarily evaluated a 47-item Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) constitution scale for assessing the physical and mental health of children aged 3 to 6 years. The scale demonstrated good reliability and validity, providing a promising alternative tool for large-scale pediatric health assessments.
Authors
- Siying Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-7643)
- Yuyang Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5211-6043)
- Ji Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1844-8220)
- Wenle Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8430-4164)
- Jiaxu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5768-7657)
- Zhuqing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8349-1156)
- Shun-Qi Chen
- Ming-Hua Bai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4989-6560)
Institutions
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1690212
- Primary Topic
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00