Research Article
The Current Status of Quality of Reporting in Acupuncture Treatment Case Reports: An Analysis of the Core Journal in Korea
Table 2
Percentage of case reports with complete reporting of STRICTA items.
| | | Item | | (%) |
| | Number 1 | Style of acupuncture | 93/93 | 100.0 | | Number 2 | Reasoning for treatments | 69/93 | 74.2 | | Number 3 | Acupuncture regimen variation | 31/93 | | | Number 4 | Number of needles | 76/93 | 81.7 | | Number 5 | Name of points | 90/93 | 96.8 | | Number 6 | Depth of insertion | 43/93 | | | Number 7 | Response sought (e.g., de qi) | 22/93 | | | Number 8 | Needle stimulation (e.g., manual, electrical) | 65/93 | 69.9 | | Number 9 | Needle retention time | 79/93 | 84.9 | | Number 10 | Needle type (diameter, length, etc.) | 88/93 | 94.6 | | Number 11 | Number of treatment sessions | 80/93 | 86.0 | | Number 12 | Frequency and duration of treatment sessions | 84/93 | 90.3 | | Number 13 | Details of other interventions | 85/93 | 91.4 | | Number 14 | Setting and context | 17/93 | | | Number 15 | Description of acupuncturists | 22/93 | |
| | | Average | 62.9/93 | 67.7 | | | STRICTA index: mean (95% CI) | 10.2 (9.7 to 10.6) |
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Values are the number of case reports that included the item divided by the total number of eligible case reports; less than 50%.
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