HU Ziteng 1 , YAN Lijiao 1 , CHEN Zhao 1 , MING Xi 2,3 , ZHANG Xiuying 4 , ZHANG Yujing 1 , ZHANG Fuqiang 1 , YANG Yijiu 1 , WANG Dingyi 1 , ZHANG Xuefei 1 , ZHAO Guozhen 1 , LI Yixiang 1 , LIANG Ning 1 , SHI Nannan 1
  • 1. Institute of Clinical Basic Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, P. R. China;
  • 2. The First Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650021, P. R. China;
  • 3. Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, P. R. China;
  • 4. Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110032, P. R. China;
LIANG Ning, Email: 13811839164@vip.126.com
Chinese medicine; Children; Guidelines; Evaluate; Implementation science
10.7507/1672-2531.202405062
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Objective To evaluate the implementability of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) guidelines in the field of paediatrics. Methods We searched the paediatrics-related TCM guidelines published in CNKI, WanFang Data, VIP, SinoMed and PubMed databases, and related websites from inception to November 1, 2023. The implementability of the included guidelines was evaluated using the clinical practice guideline implementability assessment tool. Results A total of 47 guidelines were included, covering 37 paediatric diseases and recommending 27 TCM therapies, including TCM decoction, Chinese patent medicines, acupuncture, paediatric massage, and acupoints. The results of the guideline accessibility evaluation showed that, in terms of the overall quality of accessibility, 5 guidelines (10.6%) were of high grade, 12 guidelines (25.5%) were of medium grade, and 30 guidelines (63.8%) were of low grade. With the exception of accessibility (multi-channel access methods) and communicability, which was of high quality, there is room for improvement in all areas, particularly in the areas of applicability and ease of recognition. Conclusion The overall quality of implementability of the included paediatric TCM guidelines was low, and it is recommended that in the process of developing paediatric TCM guidelines in the future, we focus on improving the quality of implementability of the guidelines themselves from the source, so as to promote the implementation and application of the guidelines.