ISSN: 2167-1044
Department of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Research Article
Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Post-Stroke Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s): Zi'an Zhou, Zhantu Guo, Mengyao Li, Buweimaieryemu Kudereti, Xuan Gai, Fei Wang, Shuai Zhao and Bin Guo*
Objective: To systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of Post-Stroke Depression (PSD), thereby providing a solid evidence-based foundation for its clinical application.
Materials and methods: Rational inclusion and exclusion criteria were established. A comprehensive search was conducted through databases such as China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Virus Protein (VIP), Chinese Biomedical (CBM) database, Wan Fang and PubMed, complemented by manual searches of relevant references, to collect all Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) on traditional Chinese medicine for treating PSD. The literature search was concluded in August 2023. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted data using Excel and assessed the quality of included studies using the Coc.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-1044.24.13.537