Current Situation of Health Technology Assessment in Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospitals
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20232196
- VernacularTitle:中医医院开展卫生技术评估的现况调研
- Author:
Simin XU
1
;
Hui ZHAO
2
;
Jing HU
3
;
Zhaolan LIU
4
;
Weiwei SUN
5
;
Xing LIAO
1
Author Information
1. Center for Evidence-based Chinese Medicine，Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine，China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing 100700，China
2. China Center for Evidence-based Traditional Chinese Medicine（TCM），Beijing 100700，China
3. Beijing Hospital of TCM，Capital Medical University，Beijing Institute of TCM，Beijing 100010，China
4. Centre for Evidence-based Chinese Medicine，Beijing University of Chinese Medicine，Beijing 100029，China
5. Guang'anmen Hospital，China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing 100053，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hospital-based health technology assessment （HB-HTA）;
medical institution;
traditional Chinese medicine
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2024;30(4):190-197
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveThis study aims to understand the recognition of practitioners in traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） hospitals on hospital-based health technology assessment （HB-HTA）， assessment needs， challenges， and suggestions， so as to provide references for the future work. MethodThe convenient sampling method was adopted to survey the relevant practitioners in TCM hospitals. The questionnaire included 39 questions in 4 dimensions and was distributed through the online platform Weijuanxing. ResultA total of 244 questionnaires were recovered， and the obtained data were analyzed in SPSS. The results showed that 137 practitioners were very familiar with HB-HTA and there was no significant difference in the recognition of practitioners in different occupations （F=0.251； P=0.778）. The practitioners in Hong Kong， Macao， and Taiwan had lower recognition than those in other regions. In terms of the assessment needs， 127 practitioners believed that it was very necessary to carry out HB-HTA in TCM hospitals in the future. Chinese patent medicines/Chinese herbal medicine decoction pieces （5.91） and TCM appropriate technology （5.57） had higher assessment priority scores. The assessment needs were high for the effectiveness （235 practitioners） and safety （224 practitioners） of health technology. The lack of specialized organization and standardized evaluation process system and the shortage of talents were considered to be the major challenges for the future development in this field. ConclusionThe stakeholders carrying out the health technology assessment in TCM hospitals had certain awareness of HB-HTA. Most practitioners believed that it was necessary to carry out HB-HTA in TCM hospitals in the future， while the work might face challenges such as the lack of organizations and system and the shortage of talents， which requires policy support.
