Analysis of the current situation and common problems in research on evidence mapping in Traditional Chinese Medicine
10.3760/cma.j.cn115398-20240710-00115
- VernacularTitle:中医药证据图谱研究现状与常见问题分析
- Author:
Qianlyu ZHU
1
;
Liyan YAO
;
Jibo LI
;
Xinning CHEN
;
Lijin DENG
;
Qiangang WEI
Author Information
1. 福建中医药大学2022级硕士研究生，福州 350122
- Keywords:
Traditional Chinese Medicine and pharmacy;
Evidence mapping;
Research design;
Research status;
Methodology
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;47(8):1049-1054
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Evidence mapping is a novel method of evidence synthesis that has been increasingly applied in the field of TCM in recent years. This article provided a comprehensive and detailed introduction to the origin, definition, and characteristics of evidence mapping. It systemically reviewed and summarized published studies on evidence mapping in TCM, exploring common issues encountered during the production and reporting of TCM evidence mapping research. Such issues included the failure to highlight the advantages of TCM in the research topic, lack of prior registration of the study, limited scope of searches, unclear inclusion and exclusion criteria, insufficient standardization in literature screening and data extraction, inadequate overall quality assessment, obscure process of evidence synthesis, lack of targeted evidence analysis, and insufficiently standardized reporting of results. Corresponding improvement strategies were proposed to enhance the quality of TCM evidence mapping literature, increase the reliability and applicability of research outcomes, and thereby promote the modernization and internationalizati.
