Complementary Health Care Research Articles

Complementary healthcare practices. Stress management for gastrointestinal disorders: the use of kundalini yoga meditation techniques.

Complementary healthcare practices. Stress management for gastrointestinal disorders: the use of kundalini yoga meditation techniques.

Potential physician malpractice liability associated with complementary and integrative medical therapies.

Physicians are increasingly grappling with medical liability issues as complementary and integrative health care practices are made available in conventional medical settings. This article proposes a framework in which physicians can assess potential malpractice liability issues in counseling patients about complementary and integrative therapies. The framework classifies complementary and integrative therapies according to whether the evidence reported in the medical and scientific literature supports both safety and efficacy; supports safety, but evidence regarding efficacy is inconclusive; supports efficacy, but evidence regarding safety is inconclusive; or indicates either serious risk or inefficacy. Clinical examples in each category help guide the clinician on how to counsel patients regarding use of complementary and alternative medical therapies in a given clinical situation. Specific strategies to reduce the risk for potential malpractice liability include the following: 1) determine the clinical risk level; 2) document the literature supporting the therapeutic choice; 3) provide adequate informed consent; 4) continue to monitor the patient conventionally; and 5) for referrals, inquire about the competence of the complementary and alternative medicine provider. This framework provides a basis for clinical decisions involving complementary and integrative care.

Nondrug Adjuncts for Seizure Control: Holistic Support for Patients with Epilepsy

Alternative and Complementary TherapiesVol. 8, No. 2 ArticlesNondrug Adjuncts for Seizure Control: Holistic Support for Patients with EpilepsySala HorowitzSala HorowitzSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:5 Jul 2004https://doi.org/10.1089/10762800252909801AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byBeyond HolismHolistic Nursing Practice, Vol. 26, No. 2Five Keys to Real Transformation in Health Care Simon A. Senzon16 November 2011 | The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Vol. 17, No. 11An integral approach to drug craving11 July 2009 | Addiction Research & Theory, Vol. 15, No. 4Reasons for Choosing and Complying with Complementary Health Care: An In-House Study on a South Australian Clinic Amanda D'Crus and Jenny M. Wilkinson6 January 2006 | The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Vol. 11, No. 6An Integral Approach to Substance AbuseJournal of Psychoactive Drugs, Vol. 37, No. 4Paradigms of Health and Disease: A Framework for Classifying and Understanding Complementary and Alternative Medicine Douglas J. Tataryn5 July 2004 | The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Vol. 8, No. 6 Volume 8Issue 2Apr 2002 To cite this article:Sala Horowitz.Nondrug Adjuncts for Seizure Control: Holistic Support for Patients with Epilepsy.Alternative and Complementary Therapies.Apr 2002.70-75.http://doi.org/10.1089/10762800252909801Published in Volume: 8 Issue 2: July 5, 2004PDF download

Building complementary and alternative health care research capacity: workshop report

Lack of research into the safety and efficacy of CAM has been identified as a barrier to collaboration between conventional and CAM practitioners. As an initial step to address this issue, Health Canada held an invitational roundtable discussion with researchers, practitioners and policy makers to explore specific issues related to CAM research capacity and literacy. The objectives of this workshop were to identify and prioritize CAM research infrastructure and training needs; and to identify strategies for meeting high priority needs. Eleven individuals representing three CAM groups, university-based researchers with experience in CAM research, and policy makers attended. Discussion focussed around research literacy, capacity, funding and leadership. Several recommendations were made including an advisory group, a needs assessment, support for research networks, development of learning modules, a review of existing research programmes, support for centres of excellence in CAM research, and funding for research meetings.

Complementary health care practices: what is homeopathy?

Giese, Lori A. MSN, RN, CGRN, ARNP-C; Smith, Jay J. BS, MEdEditor(s): Giese, Lori A. MSN, RN, CGRN, ARNP-C

Master of science program in health information management at Heidelberg/Heilbronn: a health care oriented approach to medical informatics

In the year 2000 the University of Heidelberg and the University of Applied Sciences Heilbronn established a second educational program in medical informatics, leading to a Master of Science (MSc) degree. In addition to their 4.5 year medical informatics program as an informatics-based approach to medical informatics, a postgraduate program in ‘health information management’ (Informationsmanagement in der Medizin) was set up as a complementary health care oriented approach to this field. The aim of the MSc program is to qualify physicians and other health care professionals to work as medical informaticians, particularly in the area of health information management. We admit 15 new students into the program each year. The intended program length is 15 months, comprising two study semesters (14 weeks per semester) and three months for the Master's thesis. The graduates are awarded the title ‘Master of Science’ by the Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg. The program is part of the International Partnership in Health Informatics Education of the Universities of Amsterdam, Heidelberg/Heilbronn, Minnesota and Utah. We report on this new program and on our experience with our very first students. The curriculum is compared with the related MSc programs.

Collaborative Relationships of Alternative Practitioners and Physicians in Israel: An Exploratory Study

This study considers social contexts in which complementary and biomedical health care providers practice in common organizational structures. The empirical data are drawn from Israel where there has been an ongoing proliferation in the number and variety of practitioners as well as in the consumers of complementary medicine.

Synergy between indigenous knowledge systems, modern health care system and scientific research – a vision for the 21st century

Research already conducted in African countries indicates that the majority of patients still seek help from the traditional indigenous health care systems.
 
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How to Search the Internet for Complementary Health Care Information Using Databases and Meta-Sites

How to Search the Internet for Complementary Health Care Information Using Databases and Meta-Sites

Complementary and Alternative Health Care

Complementary and Alternative Health Care

How to Search the Internet for Useful Complementary Health Care Information: Search Engines

How to Search the Internet for Useful Complementary Health Care Information: Search Engines

Alternative, complementary or concurrent health care? A critical analysis of the use of the concept of complementary therapy

In this paper I critically address what is becoming the wholesale adoption of the concept of complementary medicine in researchers’ analyses of lay participation in alternative therapies. This paper emerged out of a qualitative study of 21 Canadians who use and/or practice alternative therapies. I found that only seven informants used the term ‘complementary’ in describing their use of alternative therapies. Of those seven who did, five were alternative practitioners. I discuss the variability of meaning of the concept of ‘complementary’ and I argue that alternative practitioners have a professional interest in using the concept to avoid seeming in competition with medical professionals and to reduce the likelihood of being labelled ‘quacks’. I conclude with a plea for researchers to define their terms in analyses of individuals’ use of alternative and/or their dual use of alternative and allopathic health care.

Is It Sick to Want to Live to 100? The Popular Culture of Health and Longevity

Is It Sick to Want to Live to 100? The Popular Culture of Health and Longevity

Use of Traditional and Complementary Medical Care by Patients With Multiple Sclerosis in South-East Queensland

ABSTRACT Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that causes significant disability and dependence on health care. This study was performed to assess the use of traditional and complementary health care by 40 patients with clinically definite MS in South-East Queensland, Australia. Their clinical and personal details and use of traditional and complementary health care were recorded during interviews in the six-month study period from June 1996 to December 1996. All patients were under the care of a neurologist and a general practitioner. More than half (52.5%) of the patients used physiotherapy; among patients older than 40, use of physiotherapy reached 61%. Eighty percent of subjects were seen at the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Queensland, a charitable organization that delivers MS care. Thirty-three of 40 patients (82.5%) had used complementary therapy at some point; 93% of the women with MS had used this form of therapy. Older patients were less likely to use complementary therapy than were younger ones. Median cost to users of complementary therapy was $100 per month (Australian dollars). (Int J MS Care. 2001; 3(1): 13–28)

Milk thistle and the treatment of hepatitis.

Gastroenterology nurses and associates will find it helpful to be informed about milk thistle (silybum marianum), a popular, safe and promising herb used by patients with liver disease. Silymarin is a derivative from the milk thistle plant with few side effects that has been safely used for centuries to treat liver ailments. Since the 1970s, there has been a reemergence of the marketing and use of silymarin. Research results of some small studies suggest silymarin has hepatoprotective, antiinflammatory, and regenerative properties producing a beneficial effect for some types of hepatitis. It is unclear, however, whether silymarin might interfere with the effect of interferon or ribavirin. A well-designed, placebo-controlled study of a larger population is needed. It is certainly encouraging that a large collaborative study is currently underway for milk thistle therapy in hepatitis C. This study is funded by NCCAM, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Research updates are available online at www.nccam.nih.gov and through the NCCAM Clearinghouse at 1-888-644-6226.

Credentialing and privileging complementary care providers

Complementary health care providers can be credentialed and privileged by the medical staff process or the human resource process, in accordance with Joint Commission standards.

A critical analysis of the evidence for chiropractic treatment of low back pain

Low back pain is very common and the cause of considerable suffering, disability and cost to patients, the National Health Service and industry (Waddell et al. 1996a, 1996b). The annual cost of back pain in 1993, to the National Health Service alone, was approximately £480 million. Epidemiological evidence proves there is an increasing demand on health care and social security resources due to back pain. Analysis of the evidence-based research shows traditional medicine has, it would appear, failed to stop this epidemic. This paper reviews the evidence of chiropractic treatment for patients with low back pain. It also considers the potential use and benefits of complementary health care within the National Health Service.

Integrating complementary health care in outpatient surgery for discectomy: the patient’s perspective

This article describes one of the first outpatient surgery discectomies performed in London. It tells the story of one patient’s experience following back injury, coming to terms with the need for surgery, subsequent treatment with day case discectomy and the integration of complementary health care pre- and post-operatively in order to promote comfort. Recommendations for practice address issues associated with pre-operative education, promotion of patient compliance to promote healing and the appropriate use of integrative therapies.

Implications of complementary health care practices for endoscopy and GI procedures.

Implications of complementary health care practices for endoscopy and GI procedures.

Directory of Organisations in Allied and Complementary Health Care2000353Directory of Organisations in Allied and Complementary Health Care . The British Library: Compiled by Delphine Madge 2000. 171 pp, ISBN: 0 7123 0854 7 £37.00

Directory of Organisations in Allied and Complementary Health Care2000353<i>Directory of Organisations in Allied and Complementary Health Care </i>. The British Library: Compiled by Delphine Madge 2000. 171 pp, ISBN: 0 7123 0854 7 £37.00