Reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses of acupuncture: the PRISMA for acupuncture checklist.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acupuncture is widely used worldwide, and systematic reviews on acupuncture are increasingly being published. Although acupuncture systematic reviews share several essential elements with other systematic reviews, some essential information for the application of acupuncture is not covered by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Considering this, we aimed to develop an extension of the PRISMA statement for acupuncture systematic reviews.

Methods

We used the PRISMA statement as a starting point, and conducted this study referring to the development strategy recommended by the EQUATOR network. The initial items were collected through a wide survey among evidence users and a review of relevant studies. We conducte

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6689876 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature