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- Title
Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Symptoms in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy, a Protocol for Data Mining.
- Authors
Wang, Xing; Pang, Fang; Du, Xiao-Gang
- Abstract
Objective of our study is to identify the top and core Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) symptoms and analysis their association rules in children with spastic cerebral palsy, thereby enhancing the theoretical foundations of TCM treatment on spastic CP.Methods: The study will be conducted on children aged 4 to 14 years with spastic CP who are undergoing treatment at Xi'an Encephalopathy Hospital Affiliated to Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine. Basic information about the patients and their TCM symptoms will be collected on the first day of admission. This information will include age, gender, birth history, family history, disease classification, and TCM symptoms (including symptoms, tongue, and pulse). Once the data is collected, it will be exported from the electronic medical record system for further analysis. Descriptive statistics will be performed using Excel 2019, while exploratory factor analysis and cluster analysis will be conducted using SPSS Statistics 22. Additionally, association rule analysis will be carried out using SPSS Modeler 18.Results: This study will investigate the most top TCM symptoms in children with spastic CP and explore the association rules between these symptoms, mapping the presentation of spastic CP onto symptoms identified within TCM.Conclusion: Our findings will provide the distinctive characteristics of TCM symptoms in children with spastic CP, furnishing evidence-based support to clinicians and patients in making well-informed decisions collaboratively.
- Subjects
CHILDREN with cerebral palsy; CHINESE medicine; DATA mining; EXPLORATORY factor analysis; ELECTRONIC health records; DROOLING
- Publication
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2023, Vol 16, p3143
- ISSN
1178-2390
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/JMDH.S426969