Progresses and challenges in the traditional medicine information system

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J Pharm Pharmacogn Res 7(4): 246-259, 2019. Review | Revisión Progresses and challenges in the traditional medicine information system: A systematic review [Avances y desafíos en el sistema de información de medicina tradicional: una revisión sistemática] Razieh Mirzaeian1, Farahnaz Sadoughi2*, Shahram Tahmasebian3, Morteza Mojahedi4 1Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of … Continue reading Progresses and challenges in the traditional medicine information system

J Pharm Pharmacogn Res 7(4): 246-259, 2019.

Review | Revisión

Progresses and challenges in the traditional medicine information system: A systematic review

[Avances y desafíos en el sistema de información de medicina tradicional: una revisión sistemática]

Razieh Mirzaeian1, Farahnaz Sadoughi2*, Shahram Tahmasebian3, Morteza Mojahedi4

1Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2Health Management and Economics Research Center, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
4Department of Traditional Iranian Medicine, School of Traditional Iranian Medicine. Traditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.

*E-mail: sadoughi.f@iums.ac.ir

Abstract

Context: Traditional medicine information system (TMIS) is a substructure founded on the targeted application of technology. It also serves as a tool supporting the decisions in traditional medicine (TM). However, due to following a different approach in the treatment process, the TM has faced some challenges.

Aims: To review the universal progresses and challenges in TMIS.

Methods: This study was conducted using systematic search and review. The resources were retrieved through searching the key words related to the TMIS in the available databases including Science Direct, WOS, ProQuest, PubMed and IEEE. The findings were classified in to two distinct categories of progresses and challenges relating to the TMIS.

Results: As many as 28 studies conducted from 2000 to 2017 were included in this research. The majority of the studies were related to 2010 or after 2010 conducted in China. Progresses identified in this TMIS were categorized into four types including the development of the database, universal standardization of the TM, development of the clinical data warehouse, and application of information technology in the TM. The challenges were classified into four distinct categories, namely the lack of treatment protocols in TM, the necessity of developing a universal unified terminology, the necessity of creating a medical ontologies and the necessity of ensuring the data quality.

Conclusions: Information technology forms a significant aspect of the TM modernization. To develop both the TMIS and the knowledge sharing tools, it is necessary to remove the problems and challenges involved in the data record process in the TM.

Keywords: challenges; herbal medicine; information systems; opportunity; traditional medicine.

Resumen

Contexto: El sistema de información de medicina tradicional (SIMT) es una subestructura fundada en la aplicación específica de la tecnología. También sirve como una herramienta de apoyo a las decisiones en medicina tradicional (TM). Sin embargo, debido a seguir un enfoque diferente en el proceso de tratamiento, la TM ha enfrentado algunos desafíos.

Objetivos: Revisar los avances y desafíos universales en SIMT.

Métodos: Este estudio se realizó mediante búsqueda y revisión sistemática. Los recursos se recuperaron mediante la búsqueda de las palabras clave relacionadas con el SIMT en las bases de datos disponibles, incluidas Science Direct, WOS, ProQuest, PubMed e IEEE. Los hallazgos se clasificaron en dos categorías distintas de avances y desafíos relacionados con el SIMT.

Resultados: Hasta 28 estudios realizados desde 2000 a 2017 se incluyeron en esta investigación. La mayoría de los estudios se relacionaron con 2010 o después de 2010 realizados en China. Los avances identificados en esta SIMT se clasificaron en cuatro tipos, incluido el desarrollo de la base de datos, la estandarización universal de la MT, el desarrollo del almacén de datos clínicos y la aplicación de tecnología de la información en la MT. Los desafíos se clasificaron en cuatro categorías distintas, a saber, la falta de protocolos de tratamiento en MT, la necesidad de desarrollar una terminología unificada universal, la necesidad de crear ontologías médicas y la necesidad de garantizar la calidad de los datos.

Conclusiones: La tecnología de la información constituye un aspecto significativo de la modernización de la MT. Para desarrollar tanto el SIMT como las herramientas de intercambio de conocimientos, es necesario eliminar los problemas y desafíos involucrados en el proceso de registro de datos en el MT.

Palabras Clave: medicina tradicional; oportunidad; retos medicina herbaria; sistemas de información.

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Citation Format: Mirzaeian R, Sadoughi F, Tahmasebian S, Mojahedi M (2019) Progresses and challenges in the traditional medicine information system: A systematic review. J Pharm Pharmacogn Res 7(4): 246–259.

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