Clinical practice guidelines of Korean medicine on acupuncture and herbal medicine for atopic dermatitis: A GRADE approach
Autor: | Dong-Hyo Lee, Tae-Young Choi, Ji Hee Jun, Myeong Soo Lee, Ju Ah Lee, Seok-Seon Roh, Jiae Choi |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Traditional medicine business.industry Alternative medicine Foundation (evidence) Disease Evidence-based medicine Atopic dermatitis medicine.disease 030205 complementary & alternative medicine Clinical Practice 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Complementary and alternative medicine Family medicine Health care Acupuncture medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business |
Zdroj: | European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 8:854-860 |
ISSN: | 1876-3820 |
Popis: | Introduction Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a type of chronic, recurrent inflammatory skin disorder that is emerging as a major healthcare problem in Korea. We aimed to develop clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for AD and to provide recommendations for the diagnosis and management of AD on acupuncture and herbal medicine supported by both evidence and data related to the disease. Methods An expert group was convened to establish the most efficient system of clinical care based on the use of acupuncture and herbal medicine administered as part of Korean Medicine (KM) for the treatment of AD by drawing on a vast and diverse corpus of clinical data, with the goal of eventually establishing a foundation for evidence-based KM. This expert group devised a plan to publish clinical guidelines and collected and analysed currently available evidence for the development of the CPG. Results Six recommendations were developed for the treatment of AD on acupuncture and herbal medicine. Four of the recommendations were primarily related to herbal medicine, and two were related to acupuncture. Conclusion We developed CPG for AD using evidence-based medicine. This work is expected to lay the groundwork for a high-quality, follow-up clinical study on KM and to establish a foundation for a domestic KM group to assume the lead in the standardization of KM, thereby supporting international research. |
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