Investigation and analysis on actuality and demands of scientific researchers in state clinical research facility of TCM / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate and analysis the actuality and demands of scientific researchers in state clinical research facility of TCM, in order to provide evidences for policy making. Methods All the trainees taken part in the meeting for the training of clinical research method were assigned to answer the self-designed questionnaire. Results Of all these people, 47.58 percent people had senior professional title, 84.14 percent people had doctorate or master degree, 57.24 percent people had participated in project research at provincial or ministerial level as key personnel, 35.17 percent people had participated in a key disease research as directors, 65.52 percent people had taken methodology training of clinical research,30.34% of who trained by evidence-based medicine. The majority of these people had clear understanding in methodology of clinical research, who believed that evidence-based medicine and system evaluation are the most difficult subjects to understand and practice, hoping to learn more about the knowledge on statistics. Conclusion Clinical researchers of state clinical research facility of TCM had sound basis for scientific research, but relatively lacking of key disease research and systematic knowledge of scientific methodology, which needed to be enhanced.