• 1. First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250014, P.R.China;
  • 2. Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, P.R.China;
DAI Guohua, Email: daigh2004@163.com
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Objective To systematically review the application status of Delphi method in clinical research of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).Methods PubMed, EMbase, CNKI, WanFang Data and VIP databases were electronically searched to collect original research and methodological research on Delphi method in TCM from inception to August 30th, 2020. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data, and then, descriptive analysis was performed by using qualitative methods.Results A total of 612 articles involving 573 original studies and 39 methodological studies were included, which involved 167 types of diseases. The primary research purposes were disease diagnosis and treatment, syndrome research, scale development, evaluation research, index research, clinical investigation, methodology research, and other 8 categories. 487 papers reported the implementation process and results of Delphi method in varying degrees.Conclusions Delphi method is widely used in clinical research of TCM, however, there are deficiencies in the specific implementation process.

Citation: GUAN Hui, DAI Guohua, GAO Wulin, REN Lili, ZHAN Zhihong, WANG Qun. Application of Delphi method in clinical research of traditional Chinese medicine: a systematic review. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2021, 21(2): 186-190. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202009034 Copy

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