Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation-kidney deficiency syndrome (KDS) for women during pregnancy: Delphi expert consensus on a self-reported KDS symptoms scale followed by psychometric properties evaluation.
The validated 18-item KDS-PRMs-Pregnancy Scale is a reliable tool for assessing KDS in pregnant women. Future research should focus on validation in diverse populations and exploring its predictive validity for pregnancy outcomes.
Authors
- Fan Qu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1851-1514)
- Jiawen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0489-776X)
- Tianyi Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7165-9692)
- Lanzhong GUO
- An CHEN
- Du GAO
- Hongshan LOU
Institutions
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University (CN)
- Dongyang People's Hospital (CN)
- Anyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.01.023
- Primary Topic
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00