• Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, P.R.China;
XU Yun, Email: art032@163.com
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Objective  To assess the methodological quality and reporting quality of meta-analysis published in Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion. Methods  We searched CNKI database to collect meta-analysis published in Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion up to 2015. Methodological quality assessment was carried out using AMSTAR tool, and quality assessment was carried out by PRISMA checklist. Data analysis was performed by using SPSS 19.0 software. Results  A total of 31 meta-analyses were enrolled. Among all the 31 meta-analyses, the first authors came from 19 institutions, and 21 meta-analysis were supported by fundings. All meta-analyses were about the evaluations of acupuncture intervention, involving 10 disease systems (ICD-10) and sub-health. The mean score of the methodological assessment was 7.42±1.13. In addition, the mean score of reporting quality was 18.79±2.04. Conclusion  The meta-analyses published in Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion have high quality on methodology as well as reporting. Due to the limited quality and quantity of included studies, the above results are needed to be further assessed by more studies.

Citation: XU Yun, WEI Qi, WANG Huimei, TANG Dapeng. Quality appraisal of meta-analyses published in Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion . Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2017, 17(6): 719-725. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.201612094 Copy

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