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=== Assessment of various prognostic factors ===
=== Assessment of various prognostic factors ===
Various assessment scales and tools can be applied for objective assessment of the factors described in the chapter. The following tables depicts probable tools and scales of assessment.<ref>Mamidi P., Gupta K. Varna Swareeyam of Charaka Indriya Sthana - An Explorative Study, Int. J. Ayu. Alt. Med., 2019; 7(5): 152-175</ref>
Various assessment scales and tools can be applied for objective assessment of the factors described in the chapter. The following tables depicts probable tools and scales of assessment.<ref>Mamidi P., Gupta K. Varna Swareeyam of Charaka Indriya Sthana - An Explorative Study, Int. J. Ayu. Alt. Med., 2019; 7(5): 152-175</ref>
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! Sr.no. !! Prognostic factor !! Assessment scales / questionnaires / instruments
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| 1|| Color/Complexion (varna) || Fitzpatrick skin type scale, Reflectance spectroscopy, Minolta chromameter, Mexameter (using erythematic and melanin indices), C.L.B.T assessment;
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| 2 || Voice (swara)|| Linear analog scale of assessment - voice quality (LASA-VQ), Vocal performance questionnaire (VPQ), Vocal tract discomfort (VTD), Evaluating voice disability - Quality of life questionnaire (EVD-QOL), Speech disability questionnaire (SDQ), Voice handicap index (VHI), Voice symptom questionnaire (VSQ), Vocal fatigue index (VFI) etc;
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| 3 || Odour (gandha)|| Odor fingerprints, Odor signatures, E-nose, Byoshu, Gas chromatography, Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry etc;
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| 4 || Taste (rasam) || Biomarkers, Measuring various blood components, Breathalyser, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) etc;
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| 5 || Touch (sparsha)|| Thermography, Tenderness grading scale, Virtual palpation on 3D computer models, Elastography etc;
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| 6 || Sensations|| Sensory over-responsivity scale (sensOR), Multi-Modality unusual sensory experiences questionnaire (MUSEQ), The Launay slade hallucination scale (LSHS), Cardiff anomalous perception scale (CAPS), Osteba critical appraisal cards, Sensory integration and Praxis test, The sensory profile, Perceived stress scale (PSS) etc;
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| 7 || Mental health (sattva) || Mental health quality of life, The satisfaction with life scale (SWLS), Scale of self esteem (Rosenberg scale), Quality of life index for mental health, Quality of well being scale, Mini mental status examination (MMSE) etc;
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| 8 || Interest (bhakti) || The mood, interest and pleasure questionnaire (MIPQ), Strong interest inventory test etc;
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| 9 || Hygiene (shaucham) || Hygiene behaviour scale (HBS), Hand washing behaviour scale Terms of planned behaviour model, Yale-Brown obsessive compulsive scale (Y-BOCS), Cleaning and Hygiene scale etc;
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| 10 || Personality (sheelam) || Philadelphia geriatric centre morale scales, The big five personality test (BFPT), The traits personality questionnaire 5 (TPQue5), Rorschach ink blot technique, Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory, Eysenck personality inventory, Maudsley personality questionnaire etc;
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| 11 || Behavior (achara) || Behavior and symptom identification scale (BASIS), Client adjustment rating scale, Social behaviour assessment schedule, Social maladjustment schedule etc;
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| 12 || memory ([[smruti]]) || Addenbrookes cognitive assessment - Revised (ACE-R), Abbreviated mental test score (AMTS), General practitioner assessment of cognition (GPCOG), Memory impairment screen (MIS), Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA), PGI memory scale, Test your memory (TYM) etc;
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| 13 || Built (akruti) || Anthropometric measurements like height, weight, circumference, skin fold thickness and several other measurements;
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| 14 || Fundamental constitution ([[prakriti]]) || Prototype Prakriti Analysis tool (PPAT), AyuSoft Prakriti software, Ayurveda child personality inventory (ACPI), Mysore tridosha scale etc;
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| 15 || Morbidity (vikruti) || Computerized adaptive assessment of disease impact (DICAT), Quality of life disease impact scale (QDIS), Multi group confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA), Item response theory (IRT), Disease specific quality of life scales (QOLs) etc;
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==References==
==References==