Baghel Prakash Prognosis Scoring System - Conceptual framework and preliminary psychometric validation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The assessment of prognosis in a patient using a rigorous methodology is documented in old Ayurveda texts. But in present times, practitioners employ varied clinical assessment methods, which results in low inter-observer agreement.

Objectives

This study proposes a conceptual framework for developing a prognosis scoring system, which we refer to as the "Baghel Prakash prognosis scoring system" (BPPSS), and presents its preliminary psychometric validation.

Materials and methods

Classics of Ayurveda were extensively reviewed for item generation. Thirty-nine items were pooled initially. The Content Validity Index for Items (I-CVI), Scale-level Content Validity Index (S-CVI), and Content Validity Ratio (CVR) were calculated. The final framework contained 30 ite

SUBMITTER: Ashwathykutty V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9676147 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature