Table 2.
Content validation ratios (CVRs) for potential therapeutic value of the Yan Chai Yi Jing Ten Section Brocades among six experts.
| On therapeutic values: the Yan Chai Yi Jing Ten-Section Brocades protocol | CVR | |
|---|---|---|
| Standing | Sitting | |
| Psychosocial | ||
| Facilitates relaxation | 1.00* | 1.00* |
| Relieves unpleasant feeling | 1.00* | 1.00* |
| Develops confidence to deal with disabilities and medical conditions | 0.50 | 0.67 |
| Culturally relevant activity and arouses interest | 1.00* | 1.00* |
| Promotes social contact | 0.83* | 0.83* |
| Physical and physiological aspects | ||
| Enforces “deep and slow” breathing | 1.00* | 1.00* |
| Enforces coordination between respiration and movements | 1.00* | 1.00* |
| Enforces trunk, neck and upper limbs stretch | 0.83* | 0.83* |
| Promotes functional mobility and balance | 1.00* | 0.67 |
| Movements can be easily picked up by elders | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Easy to learn as routine exercise | 0.83* | 0.83* |
| General health | ||
| From TCM perspective, it promotes good health through practice of reciprocal movements | 1.00* | 1.00* |
| From TCM perspective, it stimulates acupressure points and enforces the flow of “Qi” | 0.67 | 0.67 |
| Promotes physical and psychological health | 1.00* | 1.00* |
| Safety | ||
| Can be adapted to activity tolerance of each individual | 0.83* | 0.83* |
| Can be practiced in old age home | 0.83* | 0.83* |
| Adequate precautions to prevent potential harm | 1.00* | 1.00* |
*Indicating statements with consensus agreement among the experts, that is, CVR within 0.75–1.00.