Fu Shu-Fei, Cheng Chung-Wah, Zhang Li, Zhong Linda Li-Dan, Kun Wai, Lin Jia, Zhang Bo-Li, Wang Yong-Yan, Shang Hong-Cai, Bian Zhao-Xiang
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300193, China.
School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Chin J Integr Med. 2016 Jan;22(1):73-9. doi: 10.1007/s11655-015-2121-6. Epub 2016 Jan 5.
Case reports are valuable clinical evidence in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). However, the general reporting quality is suboptimal. A working group comprising 20 members was set up to develop systematic recommendations on case report in Chinese medicine (CARC). The working group (CARC group) developed a primary checklist based on reviewing the general reporting quality of case reports in TCM and thorough internal discussion. Two-round consensus process had been carried out among clinical experts, evidence-based medicine methodologists, medical journal editors and clinical practitioners with designated questionnaire embedded with the primary checklist. In total, 118 participants from 17 provinces of China and Korea completed the questionnaires. Their feedback was analyzed and discussed by the CARC group. The checklist was amended accordingly, and the final version, comprising 16-item, is presented here. Under the framework of CARC recommendations, the reporting quality of case reports in TCM can be improved.
病例报告是中医宝贵的临床证据。然而，总体报告质量并不理想。为此成立了一个由20名成员组成的工作组，以制定关于中医病例报告的系统性建议（CARC）。该工作组（CARC组）在回顾中医病例报告的总体报告质量并进行深入内部讨论的基础上，制定了一份初步清单。通过在临床专家、循证医学方法学家、医学期刊编辑和临床从业者中开展两轮共识过程，并使用嵌入了初步清单的指定问卷。来自中国17个省份和韩国的118名参与者完成了问卷。CARC组对他们的反馈进行了分析和讨论。清单据此进行了修订，最终版本包含16项内容，在此呈现。在CARC建议的框架下，中医病例报告的报告质量可以得到提高。
