Cochrane systematic reviews on traditional Chinese medicine: What matters-the quantity or quality of evidence?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Systematic reviews on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are constantly increasing. However, if these reviews are to be of practical value, the evidence needs to be relevant, valid, and adequately reported. Cochrane Systematic Reviews (CSRs) are considered as high-quality systematic reviews that can inform health care decision making. Our aim was to provide an overview of the scope, findings, quality and impact of CSRs on the benefits and harms associated with TCM interventions for the treatment and prevention of disease to provide new information for clinical practice and future research.

Methods

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews was searched up to May 2021, and descriptive characteristics were extracted. The correspondence between the questions asked i

SUBMITTER: Dai Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9741948 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature