Search Details

Home | About | Quick Start | FAQ

Beta Version 0.1

DHARA is an online index of articles on Ayurveda published in research journals worldwide.

Users Online:

298

Unfiltered Classified Search

Enter Keyword Below :


Advanced


Journal of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences 2017 July- September ; 1 (3) :165- 208
Development of Standardized Prakriti Assessment Tool: An Overview of Ongoing CCRAS Initiatives
Renu Singh (1), Renu Singh (1), Sarada Ota (1), Sarada Ota (1), Bharati (2), Bharati (2), Narayanam Srikanth (3), Narayanam Srikanth (3), Kartar S Dhiman (4), Kartar S Dhiman (4), Neera Vyas (5), Neera Vyas (5), Lalita Sharma (6), Lalita Sharma (6)
1. Research Officer (Ayurveda), Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, India 2. Assistant Director (Ayurveda), Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, India 3. Deputy Director General (Ayurveda), Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, India 4. Director General ,Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, India 5. Assistant Director (Medicine), Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, India 6. Research Officer (Ayurveda),Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, India
Abstract
Introduction: Prakriti is an important basic concept of Ayurveda that describes the constitution of an individual in relation to one’s physical, physiological, psychological, and behavioral characters and is an integral constituent of Ayurvedic diagnosis, treatment, and disease prognosis. The description for Prakriti assessment in Ayurvedic classics is mostly subjective and the translations and interpretations made on the subject are grossly dissimilar. Objective: The work of development of a Prakriti Assessment Scale with reliability, rationality, validity, and reproducibility for universal acceptance has been undertaken by the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), New Delhi, India, an apex organization for research in Ayurveda. Materials and methods: The designing of the Prakriti Assessment Scale has been done following Ayurvedic classics and consulting various subject experts in the following steps, viz.: (i) Development of a comprehensive questionnaire for assessment of Prakriti, (ii) development of a user manual containing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for capturing predictors, (iii) double-blinded validation of the questionnaire to see interrater agreement. Results: The Prakriti Assessment Scale has been designed based on standard classical texts of Ayurveda through various consultative expert group meets. The Scale captures various predictors/determinants for Prakriti assessment with the maximum possible rationality and objectivity. Further, this Scale has been subjected to clinical validation at 10 centers (n = 500) across the country . It may undergo further reductions and refinement to make it more comprehensive for clinical use. Conclusion: A comprehensive Prakriti Assessment Scale based on Ayurvedic texts has been developed and subjected to clinical validation. Keywords: Objectivity, Prakriti assessment scale, Predictors, Rationality, Reliability, Reproducibility.
DHARA ID: D059571
Link To Full Paper

Copyright \| Disclaimer \| Feedback \| Updates \| Contact
Developed and maintained by AVP Research Foundation (Formerly AVT Institute for Advanced Research), 136/137, Trichy Road, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore - 641045, Tamil Nadu, India
Funded by Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Dept. of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi