Analysis on Scientific Projects about TCM Constitutions Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze scientific projects about TCM constitutions funded by National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC); To understand its development trend and current situation.Methods The scientific projects about TCM constitutions in the fields of H27 and H29 were retrieved in NSFC Network Information System during 1996-2016 and "Dingxiangtong" during 1985-2015. Project year, branch discipline, project category, relying-on units were analyzed. PICO model of evidence-based medicine to build clinical problems was applied to analyze project research objects, clinical or scientific issues, interventions, methods, effects indicators, and the role of links. Results There were totally 61 scientific projects and 26.38 millions yuan funded by NSFC in TCM constitutions during 1988-2016. Project and the amount of fund to overall were on the rise, especially since 2010. There were 48 projects about TCM science, 21.77 million yuan (82.5％), 13 projects about integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, 4.61 million yuan (17.5％), including 27 surface projects, 11.32 million yuan (42.9％), 17 youth science fund, 3.32 million yuan (12.6％), 15 regional science fund projects, 6.34 million yuan (24.0％), and 2 key projects, 5.4 million yuan (20.5％). The units with the most foundation were Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (15), Xinjiang Medical University (6), Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (5). TCM constitution of zang-fu, qi and blood, and body fluid, clinical basis of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and basic principles of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine were the branches with the most foundation. Conclusion s Supported by NSFC, marked improvement and progress have been achieved in research on TCM constitutions.