The Psychosomatic Traits of “People with the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine”: A Qualitative Study

IF 3 3区医学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI:10.3967/bes2023.136

Jia Jia LI , Xin Yu YANG , Hong Jun ZHANG , Dong Qing YIN , Jin Tao ZHANG , Jing Wen CUI , Jing Dong HAN , Yan MA , Hong Xiao JIA

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Abstract

Objective

To identify the representative attributes of the five elements of a person with a qualitative methodology and provide the basis for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of “people with the five elements in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).”

Methods

Data collected from the literature review, two sessions of brainstorming of experts with related experience in “people with the five elements in TCM” from October 2020 to December 2020, and six rounds of in-depth interviews with 30 participants who had various attributes of the five elements from March 2021 to October 2021 were analyzed. Triangulation was used in this study, and theming and synthesizing were used to analyze the data.

Results

A total of 31 experts and 30 interviewees participated in this study. The median age of the experts and interviewees were 48.0 and 38.5 years, respectively; 51.66% and 54.8% of experts and interviewees, respectively, were men. The descriptors of facial diagrams of “people with the five elements in TCM” were complexion, shape, distribution state of facial bones, convergence trend of facial muscles, and facial expression. A theoretical model of “people with the five elements in TCM” was shaped based on these findings.

Conclusions

The study suggests a possibility for bridging the gap between personality and bodily state, identifying an avenue for personality research from the perspective of TCM.

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中医五行人 "的心身特质：定性研究。

目的用定性方法识别人的五行代表属性，为 "中医五行人群 "的临床诊治提供依据：通过文献综述、2020年10月至2020年12月两次 "中医五行人群 "相关经验专家的头脑风暴、2021年3月至2021年10月对30名具有不同五行属性的参与者进行的6轮深度访谈，对收集到的数据进行分析。本研究采用了三角分析法，并对数据进行了主题分析和综合分析：共有 31 位专家和 30 位受访者参与了本研究。专家和受访者的年龄中位数分别为 48.0 岁和 38.5 岁；男性分别占专家和受访者的 51.66%和 54.8%。中医五行人 "面相图的描述指标为肤色、面形、面骨分布状态、面肌收敛趋势和面部表情。在此基础上形成了 "中医五行人 "的理论模型：结论：本研究为缩小人格与身体状态之间的差距提供了一种可能，为从中医角度研究人格提供了一条途径。

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Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 环境科学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

2.60

自引率

8.60%

发文量

2170

审稿时长

1.0 months

期刊介绍： Biomedical and Environmental Sciences (BES) is a peer-reviewed journal jointly established by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) and the Coulston International Corporation (CIC), USA in 1988, and is published monthly by Elsevier. It is indexed by SCI, PubMed, and CA. Topics covered by BES include infectious disease prevention, chronic and non-communicable disease prevention, disease control based on preventive medicine, and public health theories. It also focuses on the health impacts of environmental factors in people''s daily lives and work, including air quality, occupational hazards, and radiation hazards. Article types considered for publication include original articles, letters to the editor, reviews, research highlights, and policy forum.