[Preliminary study on the existing problems in health economic evaluation study of acupuncture in China]

Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2022 Jun 12;42(6):691-5. doi: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210408-k0002.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The literature of health economic evaluation study in the field of acupuncture in China was systematically summarized and analyzed, and the existing problems in the current research were discussed from the aspects of research perspective, cost calculation scope, data analysis method selection. Moreover, the key points of the health economic evaluation research were summarized, and the research objectives, the relationship between the expected research results and data analysis methods and the process of thinking were sorted out, and several suggestions for research report writing were proposed, aiming to provide a reference for the quality improvement of the acupuncture health economic evaluation research in China.

对国内针刺领域卫生经济评价研究文献进行系统汇总及分析,从研究角度、成本测算范围、数据分析方法总结当前研究中存在的问题,对卫生经济评价研究的关键点进行探讨,并将研究目的、预期研究结果与数据分析方法的关系、思维考量过程进行梳理,对研究报告撰写提出建议,为日后国内针刺领域卫生经济评价研究质量的提高提供参考。.

Keywords: acupuncture; clinical research; health economics.

MeSH terms

  • Acupuncture Therapy*
  • Acupuncture*
  • China
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Publications