Literature review and analysis of the application of health outcome assessment instruments in Chinese medicine  

作　　者：Feng-bin Liu Zheng-kun Hou Yun-ying Yang Pei-WU Li Qian-wen Li Nelson Xie Jing-wei Li Xiang-jing Zeng 

机构地区：[1]Department of Spleen-Stomach Diseases,the First Affiliated Hospital,Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine [2]The School of Medical and Molecular Biosciences,University of Technology Sydney,Ultimo,New South Wales,2007 Australia [3]Jiangmen Wuyi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital

出　　处：《Journal of Integrative Medicine》2013年第3期157-167,共11页结合医学学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81073163)

摘　　要：OBJECTIVE： To evaluate the application of health assessment instruments in Chinese medicine. METHODS： According to a pre-defined search strategy, a comprehensive literature search for all articles published in China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases was conducted. The resulting articles that met the defined inclusion and exclusion criteria were used for analysis. RESULTS： A total of 97 instruments for health outcome assessment in Chinese medicine have been used in fundamental and theoretical research, and 14 of these were also used in 29 clinical trials that were randomized controlled trials, or descriptive or cross-sectional studies. In 2 152 Chinese medicine-based studies that used instruments in their methodology, more than 150 questionnaires were identified. Among the identified questionnaires, 51 were used in more than 10 articles （0.5%）. Most of these instruments were developed in Western countries and few studies （4%） used the instrument as the primary evidence for their conclusions. CONCLUSION： Usage of instruments for health outcome assessment in Chinese medicine is increasing rapidly; however, current limitations include selection rationale, result interpretation and standardization, which must be addressed accordingly.OBJECTIVE： To evaluate the application of health assessment instruments in Chinese medicine. METHODS： According to a pre-defined search strategy, a comprehensive literature search for all articles published in China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases was conducted. The resulting articles that met the defined inclusion and exclusion criteria were used for analysis. RESULTS： A total of 97 instruments for health outcome assessment in Chinese medicine have been used in fundamental and theoretical research, and 14 of these were also used in 29 clinical trials that were randomized controlled trials, or descriptive or cross-sectional studies. In 2 152 Chinese medicine-based studies that used instruments in their methodology, more than 150 questionnaires were identified. Among the identified questionnaires, 51 were used in more than 10 articles （0.5%）. Most of these instruments were developed in Western countries and few studies （4%） used the instrument as the primary evidence for their conclusions. CONCLUSION： Usage of instruments for health outcome assessment in Chinese medicine is increasing rapidly; however, current limitations include selection rationale, result interpretation and standardization, which must be addressed accordingly.

关 键 词：treatment outcome health-related quality of life patient-reported outcome personal satisfaction questionnaires INSTRUMENTATION medicine  Chinese traditional outcome assessment （health care） 

分 类 号：R197.1[医药卫生—卫生事业管理]