Acupuncture Therapy for Cognitive Impairment: A Delphi Expert Consensus Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current research evidence challenges clinical decision-making when acupuncture is taken into consideration in the treatment of cognitive impairment (CI). Aiming to provide some viable recommendations for acupuncture practitioners in dealing with actual clinic issues, an expert consensus study was conducted.

Methods

A clinical question investigation among 47 acupuncturists yielded 24 initial items. Subsequently, systematic reviews on acupuncture for CI were searched within three online databases. A panel of 30 authoritative experts were requested to respond with agreement, neutrality, or disagreement for each item. Consensus establishment was defined as the percentage of agreement on a given item >80%.

Results

Following a 2-round Delphi survey, there were 21

SUBMITTER: Su XT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7732673 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature