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To evaluate the clinical application of clinical practice guideline on traditional Chinese medicine therapy alone or combined with antibiotics for pelvic inflammatory disease and provide reference for the revision of the Guideline. Questionnaire research was conducted from applicability and application evaluation. A total of 1 311 copies of valid questionnaires were obtained, including 717 questionnaires on applicability evaluation and 594 questionnaires on application evaluation. There were 83 items from 4 aspects in the applicability questionnaire. In statistical agreement rates of those items to reflect the application status of the Guideline, the rates of 8 items were all more than 95% except for rates of "content integrity", "comparison with the diagnosis and treatment scheme of his/her unit (individual)" and "economy of clinical application", 94.70%, 93.86% and 93.17% respectively. In statistical agreement rates of those items to reflect the quality of the Guideline, the rates of 3 items were all more than 97%, except the rate of "whether syndrome classification is reasonable" item was 95.26%. Among the items that reflect the local purchase difficulty and price evaluation of Chinese patent medicine recommended in the Guideline, most clinicians thought the prices were modest. There were 56 items from 6 aspects in the application evaluation questionnaire. In statistical agreement rates of those items to reflect the application rationality of the Guideline, the rates of 3 items were all more than 96%, except rate of "whether syndrome classification is reasonable" item was 91.58%. In statistical agreement rates of those items to reflect the clinical application effect of the recommended regimen in the Guideline, the traditional application of traditional Chinese medicine decoction had generally better application effect, whereas Chinese patent medicines were less effective. In statistical agreement rates of those items to reflect the overall evaluation of clinical application, the rates of "overall effect" and "overall safety" were all more than 96%, except the rates of "overall economy" item was 92.42%. It indicates that the overall effect of this Guideline is relatively well. It is suggested to improve the classification of syndrome differentiation and increase the species of Chinese medicine decoction and Chinese patent medicines, and to standardize the duration and course of medication. The next revised work should not only uptake the experiences of prominent TCM doctors and all kinds of research achievements, but also regularly update and strengthen the publicity of the Guideline.
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Female , Humans , Male , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Nonprescription Drugs , Pelvic Inflammatory Disease , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
A questionnaire survey of 1 000 clinicians having experience in treating uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections from different levels of hospitals was conducted to mainly evaluate the applicability and effectiveness of clinical application of clinical practice guideline on traditional Chinese medicine therapy alone or combined with antibiotics for uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection(hereinafter referred to as Guideline). The research was conducted with the three-level quality control strictly throughout the process, and the data was real and reliable. The survey's results showed that: most clinicians considered that the Guideline had good clinical applicability. The availability and price of the recommended medicine were moderate. Traditional Chinese medicine had obvious features and advantages in treating lower urinary tract infection for it could reduce the usage of antibiotics and shorten the course of antibiotic application. In the recommendation section, clinicians proposed increasing medication guidance, updating the Guideline timely, as well as increasing treating methods and techniques, strengthen propaganda and promotion, and improve the use of evidence-based methods. In the evaluation of effectiveness, the majority of clinicians agreed that the definition in both traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine and differential diagnosis in the Guideline were accurately described and the basic principle of treatment as well as the treating method of TCM were recommended appropriately. The TCM formulas and Chinese patent medicine had good effect. Some clinicians suggested refining the syndrome differentiation of stranguria. Some clinicians considered that the formulas and herbs recommended in Guideline didn't have obvious effect and some had doubts about the manipulation of fumigation and washing in the part of other methods recommended in Guideline. Moreover, specification and procedure of manipulation of fumigation and washing using herbs and the acupuncture included in characteristic TCM therapy treating uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection remained to be developed.
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Humans , Acupuncture Therapy , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Diagnosis, Differential , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Urinary Tract InfectionsABSTRACT
This study is to assess the Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Diseases of Otolaryngology in Traditional Chinese Medicine in clinical application and provide evidence for further guideline revision. The assessment was divided into applicability assessment and practicability assessment. The applicability assessment based on questionnaire survey and the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners were asked to independently fill the Questionnaire for Applicability Assessment on the Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The practicability assessment was based on prospective case investigation and analysis method and the TCM practitioners-in-charge filled the Case Investigation Questionnaire for Practicability Assessment on the Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The data were analyzed in descriptive statistics. 151 questionnaires were investigated for applicability assessment and 1 016 patients were included for practicability assessment. The results showed that 88.74% of them were familiar with the guidelines and 45.70% used them. The guidelines quality and related items were similar in applicability assessment and practicability assessment, and scored highly as more than 85.00% except the "recuperating and prevention". The results suggested that the quality of Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Diseases of Otolaryngology in Traditional Chinese Medicine was high and could better guide the clinical practice. The "recuperating and prevention" part should be improved and the evidence data should be included in future guideline revision, so that the clinical utilization rate could be increased.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical applicability of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Clinical Practice Guidelines of Perirectal Abscess (ZYYXH/T322-341-2012); To provide the evidences for the revision. Methods Questionnaire survey was performed in this study. 50 surgeons in department of anorectal surgery from different hospitals were asked to fill in a questionnaire designed by State Administration of TCM, and the investigated data were statistically analyzed in respect to the general information, quality, and application status. Results 76% of investigated surgeons were familiar with the guideline, but only 48% of them have used this guideline. In statistical agreement rates of those items to reflect the quality of the guideline, except for rates of "syndrome classification is reasonable" item was 76%, and "recuperating reserve is reasonable" item was 0%, which were referred as not qualified, the rates of the other items were all more than 90%. In statistical application rates of items to reflect the application of the guide, except for the rate of "comparing with expert experiences", the rates of the other items were all more than 90%. Conclusion The general applicability of TCM Clinical Practice Guidelines of Perirectal Abscess is relatively well. The next revised work should uptake not only the experiences of prominent TCM doctors, but also the therapeutic programs of distinctive hospitals and all kinds of research achievements.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical applicability of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Clinical Practice Guidelines of Perirectal Abscess (ZYYXH/T322-341-2012); To provide the evidences for the revision. Methods Questionnaire survey was performed in this study. 50 surgeons in department of anorectal surgery from different hospitals were asked to fill in a questionnaire designed by State Administration of TCM, and the investigated data were statistically analyzed in respect to the general information, quality, and application status. Results 76% of investigated surgeons were familiar with the guideline, but only 48% of them have used this guideline. In statistical agreement rates of those items to reflect the quality of the guideline, except for rates of "syndrome classification is reasonable" item was 76%, and "recuperating reserve is reasonable" item was 0%, which were referred as not qualified, the rates of the other items were all more than 90%. In statistical application rates of items to reflect the application of the guide, except for the rate of "comparing with expert experiences", the rates of the other items were all more than 90%. Conclusion The general applicability of TCM Clinical Practice Guidelines of Perirectal Abscess is relatively well. The next revised work should uptake not only the experiences of prominent TCM doctors, but also the therapeutic programs of distinctive hospitals and all kinds of research achievements.