Building a bridge for integrating Chinese medicine into conventional healthcare: observations drawn from the development of the Chinese quality of life instrument.
Abstract
This paper describes the methods and theories of patient-reported outcomes, in particular to the health-related quality of life recently applied in Chinese medicine research. It begins with an investigation of the reasons for a patient-reported outcomes measure for Chinese medicine and the development of a new health-related quality of life instrument based on Chinese culture and Chinese medicine. Discussions on the importance and application of patient-reported outcomes as well as the relationship between quality of life and Chinese medicine are at the focus of this paper. Through a description of the Chinese Quality of Life Instrument and its development, the present work demonstrates an evidence-based approach using patient-reported outcomes or health-related quality of life measures to evaluate treatment efficacy of Chinese medicine, and thereby build a bridge for the integration of Chinese medicine into mainstream health care.Citation
The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 33(6): 897-902Publisher
World Scientific Publishing CompanyJournal
The American Journal of Chinese MedicinePubMed ID
16355446Additional Links
https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0192415X05003533Type
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enISSN
0192-415Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1142/S0192415X05003533
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