Research Capacity at Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Centers in China: A Survey of Clinical Investigators

Table 2

Academic and research characteristics of TCM clinical investigators.

Academic and research characteristics		%
Status of directing a grant
National level	73	12.50%
Provincial/ministerial level	169	28.94%
Municipal level	127	21.75%
Hospital/college level	107	18.32%
None	98	16.78%
Status of being involved in project
National level	324	55.48%
Provincial/ministerial level	328	56.16%
Municipal level	161	27.57%
Hospital/college level	81	13.87%
None	69	11.82%
Number of professional articles read each month
1	179	30.65%
2–5	208	35.62%
6–10	116	19.86%
11–20	45	7.71%
20	36	6.16%
Number of publications (first/corresponding author)
0	61	10.45%
1–5	285	48.80%
6–10	108	18.49%
11–20	93	15.92%
20	37	6.34%
Number of Publications (coauthor)
0	117	20.08%
1–5	246	42.11%
6–10	105	17.93%
11–20	71	12.10%
20	45	7.78%
Methodology Study
Clinical Epidemiology	316	54.11%
Evidence-based Medicine	176	30.14%
Medical Statistics	330	56.51%