Reporting characteristics of case reports of acupuncture therapy with CARE guidelines

ConclusionsThe reporting quality of case reports of acupuncture therapy is rather low. The reason might be a lack of awareness among authors and the poor dissemination of information regarding CARE guidelines in China. More evaluation studies are needed to promote and improve adherence to CARE guidelines. Moreover, an extended version of CARE guidelines should be developed for cases reports of special interventions such as acupuncture or adverse events caused by interventions.
Source: Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research