Reliability of Ayurvedic Diagnosis for Knee Osteoarthritis Patients: A Nested Diagnostic Study Within a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Background: Ayurveda is a traditional Indian system of medicine. The customized Ayurvedic approach consists of a combination of several diagnostic procedures and subsequent individualized therapeutic interventions. Evaluation of inter-rater reliability (IRR) of Ayurvedic diagnoses has rarely been performed. The aim of this study was to evaluate IRR of Ayurvedic diagnosis for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods: A diagnostic reliability study of 30 patients and 4 Ayurvedic experts was nested in a randomized controlled trial. Patients were diagnosed in a sequential order by all experts utilizing a semistructured patient history form. A nominal group technique as consensus procedure was performed to reach agreement on the items to be diagnosed. An IRR analys

SUBMITTER: Kessler CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6748397 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature