Initial validation of the Yin-Yang Assessment Questionnaire for persons with diabetes mellitus

Table 2 The Yin-Yang Assessment Questionnaire

Your feelings (presentations)	Put a "tick" if applicable
	No	Rare	Occasional	Often	Always
	0	(1 score)	(2 scores)	(3 scores)	(4 scores)
I have felt excessively warm in all seasons1
I have worn thin clothes due to feeling excessively warm1
I have had an aversion to cold in all seasons2
I have worn thick clothes due to my aversion to cold2
I have intermittent hot and cold spells1
I have had an aversion to strong wind2
My face has been flushed with crimson red1
I have experienced hot flush especially in the afternoon1
I have experienced sweating at night1
My skin has been very dry1
My eyes have felt very dry1
My lips have felt very dry1
I have been thin and slim1
My body looks puffy2
My palms or soles have felt hot1
I have had pains on my knee, loin, shoulder, and back but feeling better with heat application1
I have running nose or and sneezing1
I have had tinnitus2
I have always drunk water to quench my thirst1
I have experienced heavy sweating2
My thirst could not be relieved by frequent water intake1
I have felt comfortable with hot drink2
I have dry cough1
I have had clear sputum2
My stools have been dry and hard1
My stools have been loose or watery2
I needed to wake up because of my diarrhea2
I have experienced bland taste in my mouth2
I have felt hungry even after big meals1
I have had diarrhea, itchy throat or cough after intake of cold food2
I have passed minimal volumes of urine that were yellow colored1
I have passed large volumes of colorless urine2

¹Yin-deficiency presentation;

²Yang-deficiency presentation.