Key result
Following a 3-round Delphi survey among 25 experts, translation criteria for 61 (92.42%) traditional Chinese medicine constitution terms were successfully unified.
Why the study?
Translating Chinese medicine constitution (tizhi) terms into English is necessary for internationalization, but no fixed translation method currently exists.
A Delphi expert consensus approach successfully unified the English translation for the majority of Chinese medicine constitution terms.
Background: With the continuous in-depth research of Chinese medicine constitution (tizhi) and the continuous expansion of cross research with new disciplines, internationalization will become the future trend of Chinese medicine constitution (tizhi). Translating the terms of Chinese medicine constitution (tizhi) into English is the first step for Chinese medicine constitution (tizhi) to go international. Language memes play an important role in information transmission in social interpersonal communication activities. The continuous replication and dissemination of translation memes make language spread and popularized. Because there is no fixed translation method at present, based on the particularity of Chinese medicine constitution (tizhi), we decided to use the Delphi method to complete the term translation research. Objective: The purpose of this study is to provide a standard and unified translation method for terms of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) constitution with Chinese characteristics through the Delphi expert consultation strategy. Methods: Forward translation and expert consensus were conducted to complete this study. We sorted out the related terms of Chinese medicine constitution (tizhi) theory and invited an expert from the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS) to complete the initial forward translation. An expert of Chinese medicine constitution (tizhi) theory joined this process. Then, we invite relevant professionals to evaluate this translation version using the Delphi method. Results: Following a 3-round Delphi survey, the translation criteria of 61 (92.42%) terms were unified, and 5 terms resulted in no consensus and reached consensus on the translation method of Chinese medicine constitution (tizhi) theory. A major problem about how to translate "" is identified. 25 experts participated in this study, and the drop-out rate is 0% in the 3-round Delphi survey. Translation challenges include the following: (1) translation methods of "Chinese medicine constitution (tizhi) theory"; (2) experts' understanding deviation on the definitions of some terms. Conclusions: The average mode, full score ratio, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and variation ratio of expert scores are analyzed. The diversity of regions and professional titles of experts shows that they have a high degree of authority. The scores of terms indicate the consistent of study results, so they can be used as a reference for the translation of Chinese medicine constitution (tizhi) theory.
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Dong et al. (2022) studied Translation of traditional Chinese medicine constitution terms (n=25). Delphi method for term translation was evaluated on Unification of translation criteria for terms. Following a 3-round Delphi survey among 25 experts, translation criteria for 61 (92.42%) traditional Chinese medicine constitution terms were successfully unified.
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