ReviewJournal of pharmacopuncture2026
Prevalence of Traditional East Asian Medicine Patterns among Older Adults with Frailty: a systematic review of observational studies.
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas in Delaying Aging: From Theoretical Foundations to Molecular Mechanisms and Translational Perspectives.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026Review
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Abstract
Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome that increases vulnerability to adverse health outcomes. Traditional East Asian medicine (TEAM) provides a distinct framework for understanding frailty through syndrome differentiation; however, the prevalence and distribution of TEAM patterns in frail populations remain unclear. This review aimed to systematically evaluate and meta-analyze the prevalence of TEAM patterns in frail older adults. A comprehensive search of five electronic databases was conducted through May 2025. Observational studies reporting TEAM patterns in adults aged ≥ 60 years with validated frailty diagnoses were included. Two independent reviewers screened studies, extracted data, and assessed methodological quality using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to pool prevalence estimates. Eleven observational studies involving 3,345 participants met the inclusion criteria. All studies were conducted in China; no eligible studies from Korea or Japan were identified. Methodological quality was generally low, and no study was rated as high quality. Deficiency-related TEAM patterns predominated. The most frequently reported patterns were qi-blood deficiency (exploratory pooled prevalence: 24.0%) and kidney essence deficiency (24.0%), followed by spleen deficiency with phlegm-dampness (23.0%). Liver-kidney yin deficiency had a pooled prevalence of 26.0%, based on two studies. Substantial heterogeneity was observed across studies (I
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