PMID- 28676831
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20200930
IS  - 1741-427X (Print)
IS  - 1741-4288 (Electronic)
IS  - 1741-427X (Linking)
VI  - 2017
DP  - 2017
TI  - The Japanese Version of the Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation 
      Scale: A Validation Study.
PG  - 7093967
LID - 10.1155/2017/7093967 [doi]
LID - 7093967
AB  - Acupuncture sensations are considered essential in producing the treatment effect 
      of acupuncture. The Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale 
      (MASS) is a frequently used scale in acupuncture research to measure acupuncture 
      sensations. We translated the MASS into Japanese (Japanese MASS) based on 
      Beaton's guidelines. 30 acupuncturists evaluated the relevancy and meaning of the 
      12 descriptors included in the Japanese MASS. The content validity ratios for 10 
      of the 12 descriptors were 0.33 or greater. 42 healthy subjects then evaluated 
      acupuncture sensations evoked by manual acupuncture at LI4 using the Japanese 
      MASS. Cronbach's alpha was 0.86. The correlation coefficient of total MASS scores 
      and total Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire scores and MASS indices and 
      sensory visual analogue scores were 0.78 and 0.80, respectively. Factor analysis 
      loaded the 12 descriptors onto two meaningful factors. This study demonstrated 
      that the Japanese MASS has good reliability, content validity, criterion-related 
      validity, and construct validity. Therefore, the Japanese MASS is a valid and 
      reliable instrument for use with Japanese populations.
FAU - Nishiwaki, Masako
AU  - Nishiwaki M
AD  - Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo 
      Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 
      135-0063, Japan.
FAU - Takayama, Miho
AU  - Takayama M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5477-1711
AD  - Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo 
      Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 
      135-0063, Japan.
AD  - Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, 
      Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
FAU - Yajima, Hiroyoshi
AU  - Yajima H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4843-2868
AD  - Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo 
      Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 
      135-0063, Japan.
AD  - Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, 
      Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
FAU - Nasu, Morihiro
AU  - Nasu M
AD  - Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo 
      Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 
      135-0063, Japan.
FAU - Kong, Jian
AU  - Kong J
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2744-6067
AD  - Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 
      Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
FAU - Takakura, Nobuari
AU  - Takakura N
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4657-9893
AD  - Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo 
      Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 
      135-0063, Japan.
AD  - Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, 
      Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
LA  - eng
GR  - P01 AT006663/AT/NCCIH NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R01 AT006364/AT/NCCIH NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R01 AT008563/AT/NCCIH NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R61 AT009310/AT/NCCIH NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20170606
PL  - United States
TA  - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
JT  - Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
JID - 101215021
PMC - PMC5476963
EDAT- 2017/07/06 06:00
MHDA- 2017/07/06 06:01
PMCR- 2017/06/06
CRDT- 2017/07/06 06:00
PHST- 2016/10/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2016/12/18 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/07/06 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/07/06 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/07/06 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2017/06/06 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2017/7093967 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2017;2017:7093967. doi: 10.1155/2017/7093967. 
      Epub 2017 Jun 6.