Multi-evidence Integration Methodology for Traditional Chinese Medicine: the MERGE Framework
10.12290/xhyxzz.2023-0083
- VernacularTitle:中医药多元证据整合方法学MERGE框架
- Author:
Honghao LAI
1
,
2
;
Zhe WANG
3
;
Ying LI
2
;
Wenjing TANG
2
;
Beibei WANG
2
;
Peidong SUN
2
;
Mingyao SUN
3
;
Jiajie HUANG
4
;
Zhipan XIAO
5
;
Ying LI
1
,
2
;
Chen ZHAO
6
;
Hongcai SHANG
7
;
Kehu YANG
1
,
8
,
9
,
10
;
Jie LIU
1
,
2
,
11
,
12
;
Long GE
1
,
2
,
9
,
10
Author Information
1. Evidence-based Social Science Research Center, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
2. Department of Social Science and Health Management, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
3. Evidence-based Nursing Center, School of Nursing, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
4. College of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730030, China
5. School of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730030, China
6. Institute of Basic Research In Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
7. Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of Ministry of Education, Beijing Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
8. Evidence-based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
9. Collaborative Innovation Center for Evidence-based Traditional Chinese Medicine in Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, China
10. Key Laboratory of Evidence-based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, China
11. Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100053, China
12. China Center for Evidence-based Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
evidence-based medicine;
traditional Chinese medicine;
multi-evidence;
evidence integration;
MERGE framework
- From:
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital
2024;15(1):172-182
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In the era of evidence-based medicine, it is necessary to explore the unique advantages of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) based on standardized technical methods and operating procedures in order to achieve the modernization and internationalization of TCM and benefit all humanity. The proposal of a three-pronged evidence system combining TCM theory, human experience and experimental evidence marks an important progress in the thinking method of the TCM evaluation system. The multi-evidence body integrated through appropriate methods provides a strong support for the clinical guideline recommendations and evidence-based health decision-making in TCM. Based on the current methodological progress of international evidence synthesis and grading, this paper proposes a novel approach for integrating multi-evidence in TCM: the MERGE framework. The aim is to establish a solid foundation for the development of this methodology and provide guidance for the advancement of evidence-based medicine framework in TCM.
