Publications by authors named "Xing-Ru Pan"
Tob Induc Dis
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- A comprehensive overview of Cochrane reviews was conducted to assess the effectiveness of various smoking cessation interventions, revealing diverse outcomes across studies.
- The analysis included 71 reviews and 3022 trials, highlighting pharmacotherapy as a more reliable method for promoting long-term abstinence compared to non-pharmacological therapies, which showed considerable variability in effectiveness.
- Overall, the methodological quality of the reviews was good, but further research is needed to better understand and integrate non-pharmacological interventions in smoking cessation efforts.
Article Synopsis
- Chronic fatigue is a key symptom of long COVID, and this study investigates how Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) can help alleviate this fatigue.*
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- Thirteen randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with a total of 1,632 participants were analyzed, revealing that some herbal treatments, like Bufei Huoxue capsules and Ludangshen liquid, showed potential in reducing fatigue levels.*
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- However, the overall evidence is considered low to very low in quality due to bias concerns, indicating a need for more extensive and higher-quality studies to validate these findings.*
