Investigating the Reliability of Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis

Bilton, KM; Walsh, SP; Smith, NF; Hammer, L

Investigating the Reliability of Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis

Bilton, KM Walsh, SP

Smith, NF Hammer, L

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Publisher:: Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian journal of acupuncture and Chinese medic, 2010, 5 (1), pp. 3 - 13
Issue Date:: 2010-01

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dc.contributor.author	Bilton, KM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Walsh, SP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7033-8547	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Smith, NF	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hammer, L	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian journal of acupuncture and Chinese medic, 2010, 5 (1), pp. 3 - 13	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1833-9735	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	There have been few studies that evaluate the reliability of the clinical use of pulse diagnosis despite it being a fundamental part of Oriental medicine diagnostics. The objective of this study was to determine the levels of intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of practitioners using an operationally defined method, Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis (CCPD), to evaluate the radial pulse of volunteer subjects. The study utilised a real-life design to investigate CCPD in a clinical setting. Fifteen volunteer subjects and six testers skilled in the CCPD method were recruited. Two episodes of data collection were conducted 28 days apart as a practical test and retest. For each subject, 30 pulse categories defined by the CCPD system were assessed and reassessed by the same four testers during both phases of testing	en_US
dc.publisher	Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association	en_US
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dc.title	Investigating the Reliability of Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis	en_US
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Abstract:

There have been few studies that evaluate the reliability of the clinical use of pulse diagnosis despite it being a fundamental part of Oriental medicine diagnostics. The objective of this study was to determine the levels of intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of practitioners using an operationally defined method, Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis (CCPD), to evaluate the radial pulse of volunteer subjects. The study utilised a real-life design to investigate CCPD in a clinical setting. Fifteen volunteer subjects and six testers skilled in the CCPD method were recruited. Two episodes of data collection were conducted 28 days apart as a practical test and retest. For each subject, 30 pulse categories defined by the CCPD system were assessed and reassessed by the same four testers during both phases of testing

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