| Title |
Integrating complementary/alternative medicine into primary care: evaluating the evidence and appropriate implementation
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of General Medicine, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijgm.s66290 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Stanley F Wainapel, Stephanie Rand, Loren M Fishman, Jennifer Halstead-Kenny |
| Abstract |
The frequency with which patients utilize treatments encompassed by the term complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) is well documented. A number of these therapies are beginning to be integrated into contemporary medical practice. This article examines three of them: osteopathic manipulation, yoga, and acupuncture, with a focus on their physiological effects, efficacy in treating medical conditions commonly encountered by practitioners, precautions or contraindications, and ways in which they can be incorporated into clinical practice. Physicians should routinely obtain information about use of CAM as part of their patient history and should consider their role based on physiological effects and clinical research results. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 35% |
| Australia | 3 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 9% |
| India | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 8 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 21 | 91% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 9% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 94 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 13 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 20 | 21% |
| Unknown | 31 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 20% |
| Unspecified | 6 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 8% |
| Unknown | 34 | 36% |
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