Law Man Yee. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-132). / Abstracts in English and Chinese; appendix in Chinese. / Precis --- p.vi / 摘要 --- p.viii / Captions for Tables --- p.x / Caption for Figure --- p.xii / Abbreviations --- p.xiii / Chapter Part 1 --- Literature Review --- p.0 / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Aims and Hypothesis --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Aims --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2 --- Hypothesis --- p.4 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Epidemiology of HBV Infection --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- Global and Local Epidemiology --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- Modes of Transmission --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Perinatal Tansmission --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Percutaneous Transmission --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Sexual Transmission --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Healthcare Setting and Transplantation --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Transfusion --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Other --- p.9 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Popularity of TCM --- p.10 / Chapter 3.1 --- Traditional Chinese Medicine Use --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2 --- Regulation on TCM Practice --- p.12 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Philosophy of TCM on HBV Infection --- p.13 / Chapter 4.1 --- Basic Principles --- p.14 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Yin-Yang Theory --- p.14 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Five Elements Theory --- p.14 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Zang Fu Theory --- p.14 / Chapter 4.2 --- Pathogenesis --- p.16 / Chapter 4.3 --- Diagnosis --- p.17 / Chapter 4.4 --- Treatment --- p.20 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Western Medicine --- p.23 / Chapter 5.1 --- Natural History of HBV Infection --- p.24 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Replicative Phase: Immune Tolerance --- p.24 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Replicative Phase: Immune Clearance --- p.24 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Noreplicating (Low-Replication) Phase --- p.25 / Chapter 5.2 --- Diagnostic Tests for HBV Infection --- p.26 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Serologic Assays --- p.26 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Serum Enzymes --- p.26 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- HBV DNA Assays --- p.27 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Health-related Quality of Life --- p.29 / Chapter 6.1 --- Principle and Definition --- p.30 / Chapter 6.2 --- Assessment --- p.31 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Generic Instrument --- p.31 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Disease-Specific Instrument --- p.32 / Chapter Part 2 --- Studies & Results --- p.33 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Research Methodology --- p.34 / Chapter 7.1 --- Study 1: Hospital-Based Surveys on Chronic Hepatitis B Patients: TCM Use --- p.35 / Chapter 7.1.1 --- Patients --- p.35 / Chapter 7.1.2 --- Survey Instrument & Logistic --- p.35 / Chapter 7.1.4 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.36 / Chapter 7.1.4 --- Sample Size Justification --- p.36 / Chapter 7.2 --- Study 2: Hospital-Based Survey on Chronic Hepatitis B Patients: HRQoL & Psychiatric Involvement --- p.38 / Chapter 7.2.1 --- Patients --- p.38 / Chapter 7.2.2 --- Survey Instrument and Logistic --- p.38 / Chapter 7.2.3 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.39 / Chapter 7.3 --- Study 3: Population-Based Survey on Chinese Medicine Practitioners (CMPs): Practice Behavior & Knowledge Assessment --- p.41 / Chapter 7.3.1 --- Study Population --- p.41 / Chapter 7.3.2 --- Survey Instrument --- p.41 / Chapter 7.3.3 --- Statistical Analysis & Knowledge Assessment --- p.42 / Chapter 7.4 --- Study 4: TCM Consultation Agreement --- p.44 / Chapter 7.4.1 --- Patients --- p.44 / Chapter 7.4.2 --- Chinese Medicine Practitioners --- p.44 / Chapter 7.4.3 --- Questionnaire --- p.44 / Chapter 7.4.4 --- Study Design --- p.45 / Chapter 7.4.5 --- Sample Size Estimation --- p.45 / Chapter 7.4.6 --- Data Analysis --- p.45 / Chapter 7.5 --- "Study 5: TCM Interpretation of Laboratory, Imaging & HRQoL Assessment" --- p.47 / Chapter 7.5.1 --- Patients --- p.47 / Chapter 7.5.2 --- HRQoL Assessment --- p.47 / Chapter 7.5.3 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.47 / Chapter Chapter 8 --- TCM Use on Chronic Hepatitis B Patients --- p.48 / Chapter 8.1 --- Patient Characteristics --- p.49 / Chapter 8.2 --- Health-Seeking Behavior of TCM Users --- p.51 / Chapter 8.3 --- Determinants of TCM Use --- p.53 / Chapter 8.4 --- Common Herbal Ingredients Used --- p.56 / Chapter Chapter 9 --- Impacts of HBV Infection on Patients --- p.58 / Chapter 9.1 --- Patient Socio-Demographic and Clinical Characteristics --- p.59 / Chapter 9.2 --- Patient Symptoms and Anxiety /Depression --- p.61 / Chapter 9.3 --- HRQoL & its Determinants --- p.63 / Chapter 9.3.1 --- Physical Aspect of HRQoL --- p.63 / Chapter 9.3.2 --- Mental Aspect of HRQoL --- p.67 / Chapter Chapter 10 --- Chinese Medicine Practitioners' (CMP) Practice --- p.71 / Chapter 10.1 --- CMPs Demographics and Training --- p.72 / Chapter 10.2 --- Practice Behavior --- p.75 / Chapter 10.3 --- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach --- p.76 / Chapter 10.4 --- Professional Knowledge Assessment --- p.79 / Chapter 10.5 --- Determinants of Diagnostic Approach --- p.82 / Chapter Chapter 11 --- Agreement of TCM Diagnosis among Different CMPs --- p.85 / Chapter 11.1 --- Patients Characteristics & Disease Severity --- p.86 / Chapter 11.2 --- Agreement of TCM Diagnosis & Treatment --- p.88 / Chapter Chapter 12 --- Interpretation of TCM diagnosis --- p.93 / Chapter 12.1 --- Patients --- p.94 / Chapter 12.2 --- Clinical Characteristics --- p.96 / Chapter 12.3 --- HRQoL Assessment --- p.98 / Chapter Part 3 --- Discussion & Conclusions --- p.100 / Chapter Chapter 13 --- Discussion --- p.101 / Chapter 13.1 --- TCM Popularity and its Practice --- p.102 / Chapter 13.2 --- Impact of TCM Symptomatology & Anxiety /Depression on HRQoL --- p.107 / Chapter 13.3 --- TCM Diagnosis Consistency --- p.111 / Chapter 13.4 --- Association of TCM Diagnosis with Western Medicine --- p.114 / Chapter 13.5 --- Limitations of the Study --- p.117 / Chapter Chapter 14 --- Conclusions --- p.120 / Reference --- p.122 / List of Publications of My Work Used in This Thesis --- p.133 / Acknowledgement --- p.136 / Appendix --- p.138
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325634 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Contributors | Law, Man Yee., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Medical Sciences. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xiii, 173 leaves ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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