Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine (사상체질의학회지)

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Assesment of The Quality of Reporting in Case Reports in Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine from Year 2015 to 2018 : Using CARE Guidelines

2015년부터 2018년까지 사상체질의학회지에 보고된 증례에 대한 보고의 질 평가 : CARE지침을 바탕으로

  • Kim, Ji Hwan (Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University) ;
  • Lee, Hye Lim (Department of Pediatrics, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University) ;
  • Lee, Ju Ah (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University) ;
  • Lee, Myeong Soo (Clinical medical division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
  • 김지환 (가천대학교 한의과대학 사상체질과) ;
  • 이혜림 (가천대학교 한의과대학 한방소아과) ;
  • 이주아 (가천대학교 한의과대학 한방내과) ;
  • 이명수 (한국한의학 연구원 임상의학부)
  • Received : 2018.05.28
  • Accepted : 2018.06.20
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to evaluate the quality of case reports about Sasang Constitutional Medicine(SCM). Methods Case reports published from March, 2015 to March, 2018 in Journal of SCM were identified by searching from Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System(OASIS). We assessed the quality of reporting of them based on CAse REport (CARE) guideline. Results A total of 39 case reports were finally included for the assessment. Overall quality of reporting was acceptable because case report even less reporting items mentioned 70.4% of them. However, the quality level was uneven because the maximum report rate was 77.8 %, the minimum 44.4 %, and the median 66.7 % when rigorously assessed. More than 50% of 39 case reports did not report 6 items about intervention adherence and tolerability, Diagnostic challenges, patient's perspective on interventions, informed consent, timeline, and adverse events, and did not sufficiently report 4 items about inclusion of terms such as case reports or SCM in keyword, symptoms of patient in abstract, information such as occupation relevant with psychosocial history, and the rationale for conclusions. Conclusions Efforts to improve the quality of reporting in SCM, and to develop case reporting guidelines appropriate for SCM are required.

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