Publication Name	World Journal of Diabetes
Manuscript ID	16458
Country	China

Received	2015-01-19 08:40
Peer-Review Started	2015-01-19 17:09
To Make the First Decision	2015-04-10 17:17
Return for Revision	2015-04-20 13:38
Revised	2015-05-29 00:00
Second Decision	2015-08-12 18:44
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-08-17 11:54
Articles in Press	2015-08-17 11:54
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Category	Nutrition & Dietetics
Manuscript Type	Evidence-Based Medicine
Article Title	Initial validation of the Yin-Yang Assessment Questionnaire for persons with diabetes mellitus
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Yee Chi Peggy Wong and Mei Che Samantha Pang
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Yee Chi Peggy Wong, SRD, Dietetic Department, Tuen Mun Hospital, No. 1, Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. wongp@ha.org.hk
Key Words	Body constitution; Traditional Chinese medicine; Diabetes mellitus; Yin-deficiency; Yang-deficiency; Yin-Yang-deficiency; Yin-Yang assessment questionnaire; Initial validity and reliability
Core Tip	Unregulated “unhealthy” body constitution (BC) with an imbalanced Yin and Yang can induce chronic diseases. Past research findings support that food has natures that can regulate the “unhealthy” BC by balancing Yin and Yang. Yin-, Yang- and Yin-Yang-deficiency are the common “unhealthy” BC types in diabetes mellitus (DM). In order to identify the “unhealthy” BC presentations, it was necessary for dieticians to develop the Yin-Yang Assessment Questionnaire for DM. It has passed the initial validation and will be tested further for construct validity, convergent and discriminant validities, responsiveness and predictive validity; scoring system validity, comprehensibility, test-retest and internal consistency reliabilities.
Publish Date	2015-09-15 09:14
Citation	Wong YCP, Pang MCS. Initial validation of the Yin-Yang Assessment Questionnaire for persons with diabetes mellitus. World J Diabetes 2015; 6(11): 1198-1206
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v6/i11/1198.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v6.i11.1198

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