The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves (척추신경추나의학회지)

Korean Society of Chuna manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves (척추신경추나의학회)
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A Quality Evaluation Study of Case Reports in the Journal of Korea CHUNA Manual Medicine for Spine & Nerves According to the CARE(CAse REport) Guidelines

CARE(CAse REport) 지침에 의거한 척추신경추나의학회지 증례보고의 질 평가 연구: 2013년 이후 증례보고를 중심으로

  • Choi, Seung-Kwan (Chuna Manual Medicine Research Group, College of Korean Medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Oh, Kyeong-Jin (Chuna Manual Medicine Research Group, College of Korean Medicine, Won-Kwang University) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Han (Chuna Manual Medicine Research Group, College of Korean Medicine, Won-Kwang University)
  • 최승관 (원광대학교 한의과대학 추나의학연구회) ;
  • 오경진 (원광대학교 한의과대학 추나의학연구회) ;
  • 이정한 (원광대학교 한의과대학 추나의학연구회)
  • Received : 2021.05.07
  • Accepted : 2021.06.07
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives A case report is a detailed medical description of previously unreported observations or complications of medical conditions, unique use cases of tests, or new side effects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of case reports published in the Journal of Korea CHUNA Manual Medicine for Spine & Nerves (JKCMSN). Methods Case reports published in the JKCMSN from January 2013 to December 2020 were selected using the Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System (OASIS). The quality of the reports was assessed based on the Consensus-based Clinical Case Reporting Guideline Development (CARE) guidelines. Results Sixty case reports that met the inclusion criteria were included in the assessment. Our analysis revealed that 71.42% of the case reports included all the necessary information and their level of reporting was good. However, their scores in the qualitative subdivisions of the reporting level parameters showed that the quality level was uneven. More than 65% of the papers did not report in the following categories: "Keywords," "Patient information," "Timeline," "Diagnostic assessment," "Therapeutic interventions," "Follow-up and outcomes," "Patient perspective," and "Informed consent." Conclusions Our analysis shows that CARE guidelines need to be followed more rigorously to improve the quality of reporting in the JKCMSN. Further efforts are necessary to develop reporting guidelines and evaluation tools relevant to the Korean clinical context.

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본 연구는 2021년 원광대학교 교비지원에 의하여 수행되었음.

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