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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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| 1|| Color/Complexion (varna) || Fitzpatrick skin type scale, Reflectance spectroscopy, Minolta chromameter, Mexameter (using erythematic and melanin indices), C.L.B.T assessment;

| 1|| 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;

| 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;

| 3 || Smell (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;

| 4 || Taste (rasam) || Biomarkers, Measuring various blood components, Breathalyser, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) etc;

| 5 || Touch (sparsha)|| Thermography, Tenderness grading scale, Virtual palpation on 3D computer models, Elastography etc;  

| 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;

| 6 || Sensory organs (jnanendriya) || 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;

| 7 || Psyche (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;

| 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;

| 9 || purity or cleanliness (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;

| 10 || Modesty (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;

| 11 || Behavioral conduct (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;

| 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;

| 13 || Built (akruti) || Anthropometric measurements like height, weight, circumference, skin fold thickness and several other measurements;

| 14 || Fundamental constitution ([[prakriti]]) || Prototype Prakriti Analysis tool (PPAT), AyuSoft Prakriti software, Ayurveda child personality inventory (ACPI), Mysore tridosha scale etc;  

| 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;

| 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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| 16 || Strength or energy (bala)|| Modifiable activity questionnaire (MAQ), Previous week modifiable activity questionnaire (PWMAQ), Recent physical activity questionnaire (RPAQ), International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ), 7 day physical activity recall (PAR) etc;

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| 17 || Example || Example

| 17 || Languor (glani) || Fatigue severity scale, Fatigue questionnaire, Multidimensional fatigue inventory, Fatigue impact scale, Visual analogue scale - Fatigue etc;

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| 18 || Example || Example

| 18 || Intellect (medha) || Classification of intellectual and other psychological impairments functioning, Mental residual functional capacity assessment (MRFC), Wechsler adult intelligence scale (WAIS-IV), Boston naming test, Controlled oral word association, Hopkins verbal learning test - Revisited;

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| 19 || Example || Example

| 19 || Exhilaration (harsh) || Affect balance scale, General well being index, The positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS), Quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire etc;

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| 20 || Example || Example

| 20 || Dryness (raukshya) || Surface characterizing impedance monitor (SCIM), Nova Dermal Phase Meter etc;

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| 21 || Example || Example

| 21 || Unctuousness (sneha) || Moisture Map, Dermaflex, Biospec imager, SkinChip, Skicon, Corneometer, Dermal Torque Meter, Twistometer etc;

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| 22 || Example || Example

| 22 || Drowsiness (tandra) || Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), Holland sleep disorder questionnaire (HSDQ), Gorningen sleep quality scale (GSQS), Karolinska sleepiness scale (KSS), Expanded consensus sleep diary (CSD-E) etc;

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| 23 || Example || Example

| 23 || Onset (arambha) || Various screening tests like Mini-Cog, 6-CIT, The informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly (IQCODE), Geriatric depression screening scale, The Hospital anxiety and depression scale etc;

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| 24 || Example || Example

| 24 || Heaviness (gaurava)/ lightness (laghava) || Increased or decreased specific gravity of sputum, semen, urine and faeces etc which can be measured by laboratory investigations like sputum, semen, urine analysis;

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| 25 || Example || Example

| 25 || Quality of diet (ahara guna) || Diet satisfaction questionnaire (DSat-45), RESIDE dietary guideline index (RDGI), Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), Dietary behavior questions (DBQ) etc;

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| 26 || Example || Example

| 26 || Lifestyle (vihara) || Simple lifestyle indicator questionnaire (SLIQ), The healthy lifestyle and personal control questionnaire (HLPCQ), Lifestyle questionnaire related to cancer, Health protective behaviour scale etc;

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| 27 || Example || Example

| 27 || Post digestion effect (ahara parinama) || Questionnaire to assess digestion and metabolism (jatharagni), Self assessment tool to estimate digestion capacity (Agni bala), VAS scales, Metabolic markers etc;

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| 28 || Example || Example

| 28 || Disease and its prediction (vyadhi vyadhi purvarupa) || Severity scales, screening instruments or questionnaires, VAS (visual analogue scales) etc;

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| 29 || Example || Example

| 29 || Complaints (vedana) || Oswestry disability index (ODI), Roland & Morris disability questionnaire, VAS, Graphic rating scale (GRS), Numerical rating scale (NRS), Verbal rating scale (VRS), McGill pain questionnaire (MPQ), Pain-O-Meter etc;

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| 30 || Example || Example

| 30 || Complications (upadrava) || Patient reported outcome measures (PROM), Patient reported experience measures (PREM), EQ-5D, EQ-VAS etc;

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| 31 || Example || Example

| 31 || Luster (chchaya), shadow (pratichchaya) || Red reflex test, Radio diagnosis & imaging, Kirlian photography, Fitzpatrick skin type scale, C.L.B.T assessment, Computerized analysis of shadows, studies on cast shadows etc;

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| 32 || Example || Example

| 32 || Dreams (swapna darshana) || Nightmare distress questionnaire (NDQ), Beliefs about dream questionnaire (BADQ), Chinese version of Van Dream anxiety scale (CVDAS), Dream survey questionnaire (DSQ) etc;

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| 33 || Messenger (doota adhikara) || Caregiver strain index (CSI), Zarit burden interview, Care related quality of life, Burden scale for family caregivers, Care giving knowledge questionnaire (CKQ-My), Caregiver burden scale - Indian population (CBS-IP), Caregiver confidence in sign/symptom management scale (CCSM), Revised scale of care giving self efficacy (RSSE), Self efficacy questionnaire for Chinese family caregivers (SEQCFC) etc;

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