Quality of reporting was generally acceptable, but some items require further improvement. This study systematically illustrates the current reporting quality of case reports of acupuncture treatment. The rationale for conclusions (assessments of cause and effect)Ī total of 93 case reports of acupuncture treatment in Korea were appraised in detail based on CARE and STRICTA guidelines. Strengths and limitations of the management of this case Type of intervention (e.g., pharmacologic, surgical, preventive)Īdministration of intervention (e.g., dosage, strength, duration) Medical, family, and psychosocial historyĭiagnostic reasoning including other diagnoses considered Hence, we aimed to assess the current status of the reporting quality of case reports concerning acupuncture treatment in Korea based on the CARE and STRICTA guideline checklists.Ĭase presentation: main clinical findingsĬase presentation: main diagnoses and interventions To the best of our knowledge, no study has investigated the reporting quality of case reports in acupuncture research in Korea based on the CARE and STRICTA guidelines.
REPORT FINDINGS OF ACUPUNCTURE HEALING FULL
Author guidelines in journals suggest that full details of the acupuncture treatment in case reports should follow the STRICTA criteria. Since STRICTA recommendations comprise a checklist that expanded the generic content of Item 4 (reporting of intervention) of the CONSORT statement for controlled trials, it would also be necessary to follow the STRICTA guidelines for reporting acupuncture interventions in case reports.
The STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA), originally developed to improve the completeness and transparency of the reporting of interventions in controlled trials of acupuncture, are now expected to expand to encompass a broad range of clinical evaluation designs, including case reports.
Recently, the Korean version of the CARE guidelines checklist was implemented in case reporting of acupuncture treatment. Guidelines for reporting adverse events of acupuncture were proposed in 2004, but there was no specific guideline for case reports about acupuncture treatment. It is widely expected that implementation of the CARE guidelines will improve the completeness and transparency of case reporting. The “CAse REport (CARE) guidelines” were proposed to facilitate systematic reporting of information in case reports. Given that acupuncture involves complex and varied forms of treatment, it is necessary to carefully record what happens in clinical practice. Thus, patient case reports can be valuable sources of new information that may lead to vital research and advances in clinical practice, in turn improving patient outcomes. In recent years, integrating systematically collected data from the real world by using sophisticated clinical research methods has been expected to uncover hidden evidence. However, case reports not only guide personalized treatment in clinical practice, but they also generate hypotheses for future clinical trials. Since case reports are not sufficiently rigorous to show evidence of effectiveness in the era of clinical trials, they can be easily overlooked as “mere anecdotes”. They are considered useful for recognizing new diseases and identifying adverse events and beneficial effects associated with new treatments.
Case reports are detailed narratives that describe a medical problem experienced by one or more patients for the purpose of medicine, science, or education.
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