en Traditional Medicine Original Article Original Article <span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:14pt"><b><i><span style="color:blue">Background</span></i></b><i><span style="color:blue">:</span></i> <span lang="EN-GB">Introduction: Mizaj is the basis of </span>attention to individual differences <span lang="EN-GB">in Persian Medicine (PM). Regarding the importance of Mizaj for health preservation and treating diseases, it is necessary to achieve a standard tool for Mizaj identification. The purpose of this study was to design a standard self-reporting Mizaj identification questionnaire for elders. </span></span><br> <span style="line-height:14pt"><b><i><span style="color:blue">Methods:</span></i></b> <span lang="EN-GB">In this exploratory sequential study, criteria of Mizaj identification were extracted by reviewing PM literatures and interview with PM experts and elders. The primary questionnaire was designed and its validity and reliability were assessed, using weighted Kappa statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) assessment, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and determining the specificity and sensitivity of cut-off points</span>.<span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:14pt"><b><i><span style="color:blue">Results:</span></i></b> <span lang="EN-GB">Among the 101 items in the primary questionnaire, 73 items had acceptable reliability. The final 20-item questionnaire was obtained after the criterion validity and PCC assessment. The sensitivity and specificity of this questionnaire were 83% and 88% for warmness, 49% and 80% for moderate in warmness-coldness, 72% and 91% for coldness, 57% and 78% for wetness, 30% and 79% for moderate in wetness-dryness, and 81% and 67% for dryness, respectively</span>.<span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:14pt"><b><i><span style="color:blue">Conclusion</span></i></b><i><span style="color:blue">:</span></i> <span lang="EN-GB">The first standard Mizaj identification questionnaire for elders was designed in this study. It is recommended as a supplementary diagnostic tool for clinicians and researchers in PM. Also, the people with age over 60 can use it to identify their own Mizaj and then, choose the suitable PM or Unani medicine lifestyle recommendations based on their Mizaj</span>.<span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Mizaj, Persian Medicine, Questionnaire, Temperament, Unani medicine, Validation assessment 76 86 http://caspjim.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2608-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Marjan Akhtari Meher.irani@yahoo.com 100319475328460046501 100319475328460046501 No Student research committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol. Iran Morteza Mojahedi Mortazamojahedy@gmail.com 100319475328460046502 100319475328460046502 No Traditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol. Iran Narjes Gorji N.gorji@mubabol.ac.ir 100319475328460046503 100319475328460046503 No Traditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol. Iran Ali Bijani Alibijani@yahoo.com 100319475328460046504 100319475328460046504 No Traditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol. Iran Seyyed Ali Mozaffarpur Dr.mozaffarpur@mubabol.ac.ir 100319475328460046505 100319475328460046505 No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. Roshanak Saghebi Rsaghebi@gmail.com 100319475328460046506 100319475328460046506 No Traditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol. Iran Reihaneh Moeini R.moeini@mubabol.ac.ir 100319475328460046507 100319475328460046507 Yes Traditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol. Iran