ABSTRACT
Objective:
By taking the holism and differentiation concepts of
traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as the guidance, physical, mental and
workplace factors were recruited in the
observation of
depression in
employees, and were systematically classified to establish a
workplace-related
Liver Meridian-
depression scale, for providing an evaluation index for
depression in
employees.
Methods:
NVIVO 11
software was adopted to assort ancient TCM classics. Based on the holism and differentiation concepts of TCM and well-developed
scales, the item pool was determined via
brain storm and screened by
Delphi method after classified; a Wechat
questionnaire was handed out 240 times via the
online system 'Wen Juan Xing', and the results were statistically analyzed by the SPSS 17.0 version
software.
Results:
Five dimensions consisting of 80 items were obtained after
classification, and 60 items were selected by
Delphi method; a total of 216
questionnaires were returned and the return rate was 90%. Of which, 215
questionnaires were valid ones, and the valid rate was 99%. By exploratory
factor analysis (EFA), 44 items were obtained, and the aggregate split-half reliability coefficient was 0.922. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the five dimensions, i.e.
Liver Meridian, relevant
meridians, basic psychological activities,
work cognition and emotional reactions, was respectively 0.841, 0.842, 0.914, 0.836 and 0.839, indicating a content internal consistency. The score of each item was highly correlated with the corresponding dimension, and the intercommunity was between 0.474 and 0.801. Nine factors were generated, 2 in the dimension of
Liver Meridian, 3 in the dimension of relevant
meridians, 2 in the dimension of basic psychological activities, 1 in the dimension of
work cognition, and 1 in the dimension of emotional reactions, and the load of each factor was between 0.438 and 0.859. The
reliability and validity of the scale were well examined.
Conclusion:
The scale can be applied to evaluate the
qi activities of
Liver Meridian and
depression symptoms related to
workplace.