Research Capacity at Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Centers in China: A Survey of Clinical Investigators
Joint Authors
Liu, Jian-Ping
Feng, Shuo
Lai, Lily
Wang, Si-cheng
Han, Mei
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The development of an evidence-based approach to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which depends on the generation of good quality evidence, requires an adequate workforce.
However, the research capacity of TCM investigators is not known.
Study Design.
This cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the research capacity of TCM clinical investigators in China.
Participants.
A total of 584 participants from TCM hospitals and research centers were included.
They were asked about the academic and research characteristics, needs for research capacity building, and barriers to clinical research.
Results.
The majority (80.82%) were qualified to at least a Master’s degree, whilst a smaller proportion (40.24%) held a senior professional title.
We found that academic outputs were low with the majority (62.16%) authoring less than five publications in total.
The most pressing needs for building research capacity identified were training in research methodology (97.43%) and identification of research questions (86.81%), whilst the highest ranking barriers to conducting research were limited motivation, funding (40.72%), and time (37.15%).
Conclusion.
The methodology training, along with investment in the research workforce, needs to be urgently addressed to improve investigators’ research capacity and the development of an evidence-based approach of TCM.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Feng, Shuo& Han, Mei& Lai, Lily& Wang, Si-cheng& Liu, Jian-Ping. 2017. Research Capacity at Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Centers in China: A Survey of Clinical Investigators. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153697
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Feng, Shuo…[et al.]. Research Capacity at Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Centers in China: A Survey of Clinical Investigators. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Feng, Shuo& Han, Mei& Lai, Lily& Wang, Si-cheng& Liu, Jian-Ping. Research Capacity at Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Centers in China: A Survey of Clinical Investigators. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153697
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153697