Table 21.
Extraction of factors.
| CMHQ part 1: pain description | CMHQ part 2: aggravating and relieving factors | CMHQ part 3: accompanying symptoms |
|---|---|---|
| FAC1.1F1CentralHead | FAC 2.1F1Mental | FAC 3.1F1Liver-Qi&Fire |
| FAC 1.1F2WholeHead | FAC 2.1F2Food | FAC 3.1F2Eye |
| FAC 1.1F3LateralHead | FAC 2.1F3WeatherChange | FAC 3.1F3BoneJointWind |
| FAC 1.3F1RhythmHeadache | FAC 2.1F4NoFood&Drink | FAC 3.1F4PoorDigestion |
| FAC 1.3F2ExplosiveNotDull | FAC 2.1F5MentalStrain | FAC 3.1F5LiverSpleenFire |
| FAC 1.3F3SharpHeadache | FAC 2.1F6MuscularStrain | FAC 3.1F6YinDeficiency |
| FAC 1.3F4TightHeadache | FAC 2.1F7Oil&Spicy | FAC 3.1F7LiverAttackStomach |
| FAC 1.3F7DistendingHeadache | FAC 2.1F8WindDamp | FAC 3.1F8ENT |
| FAC 1.3F8EmptyHeadache | FAC 2.1F9PhysicalStrain | FAC 3.1F9LightSound |
| FAC 1.5F1LateOfDay | FAC 2.1F10Alcohol-DragCigar | FAC 3.1F10TemperatureSensitivity |
| FAC 1.5F2BothEnd | FAC 2.2F1Rest | FAC 3.1F11Constipation |
| FAC 1.5F3AllDay | FAC 2.2F2PhysicalStimulation | FAC 3.1F12BloodDeficiency |
| FAC 2.2F3EatingRelated | FAC 3.1F13YangDeficiency | |
| FAC 3.1F14SpleenDeficienyOfBowel | ||
| FAC 3.1F16Tinnitus | ||
| FAC 3.1F17Insomnia | ||
| Included: n = 12 | Included: n = 13 | Included: n = 16 |
∗: In this table, “FAC” is the abbreviation of “factor,” whereas the numbers 1.X after it indicate their section number. For instance, FAC1.6F1 denotes the extracted first factor of Table 11, which summarised items of forehead, back of the head, and top of the head.