A critical appraisal of the methodology and quality of evidence of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of traditional Chinese medical nursing interventions: a systematic review of reviews

Conclusions There is room for improvement in the methodological quality of systematic reviews/meta-analyses of TCMN interventions published in Chinese journals. Greater efforts should be devoted to ensuring a more comprehensive search strategy, clearer specification of the interventions of interest in the eligibility criteria and identification of meaningful outcomes for clinicians and patients (consumers). The overall quality of evidence among reviews remains suboptimal, which raise concerns about their roles in influencing clinical practice. Thus, the conclusions in reviews we assessed must be treated with caution and their roles in influencing clinical practice should be limited. A critical appraisal of systematic reviews/meta-analyses of TCMN interventions is particularly important to provide sound guidance for TCMN.

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Source: BMJ Open - November 13, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Jin, Y.-H., Wang, G.-H., Sun, Y.-R., Li, Q., Zhao, C., Li, G., Si, J.-H., Li, Y., Lu, C., Shang, H.-C. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology, Evidence based practice, Nursing Research Source Type: research