Assessment of methodology and report quality of systematic evaluation and meta-analysis of acupuncture-moxibustion in China / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the methodology and report quality of systematic evaluation and Meta-analysis of acupuncture and moxibustion in China.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Retrieve CBM, CNKI, WF and VIP database, collect data from the information system established by Epidata 2.1, assess the methodology and report quality by using the QQAQ and QUOROM, calculate the percentage of adequate rate.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Thirty-eight reviews, including twenty six systematic evaluation and twelve Meta-analyses, met the enrolled criteria. Twenty-two kinds of diseases and six diseases systems were included. The methodology quality scores were generally low (3.34 +/- 1.44). The causes of the problems were insufficient literature resource, bias in data collections and inaccurate merging methods. The report quality was relatively low in abstracts, methods, trial flow, introduction and data merging.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The amount of literatures on systematic evaluation and Meta-analysis of acupuncture is gradually increasing from 2002. However, the quality control is not ideal. It is important to improve the methodology and report quality.</p>