Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Initiatives in Europe

HartJane,

doi:10.1089/act.2017.29149.jha

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“…In Switzerland, CAM use is prevalent among 25%-50% of the population [21,22], reimbursed through mandatory basic health insurance when provided by medical doctors with additional postgraduate training and certification in anthroposophic medicine, traditional Chinese medicine/acupuncture, phytotherapy, or homeopathy [23], and often provided by medical doctors who have undertaken additional CAM training [24]. According to the register of medical professions of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), there are 1051 licensed medical doctors with additional accredited CAM training [25].…”

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Collaborating with Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Providers When Writing HPV Vaccine Review Articles

Deml

Dietrich

Wingeier³

et al. 2020

JCM

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Novel strategies are needed to address vaccine hesitancy (VH), which correlates with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). In Switzerland, CAM providers play important roles in vaccine counseling of vaccine hesitant (VH) parents, and traditional vaccination messaging tends to overlook CAM provider perspectives. In the setting of a Swiss national research program on VH, our key strategy has been to work together closely with CAM providers. To assess the feasibility of generating educational human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine materials that would interest VH healthcare providers (HCPs), we invited four CAM providers to co-author two HPV vaccine review articles for general practitioners. We conducted thematic analysis of CAM provider comments to identify patterns that could complement and improve vaccination messaging from CAM perspectives. We identified several themes and generated an inventory of CAM provider messaging recommendations related to language use, presentation of background information, nuanced statements regarding HPV vaccine efficacy and safety, and communication tools that would be important to VH HCPs. Contrary to our initial expectations, and in an inclusive, respectful atmosphere of open dialogue, we were able to productively finalize our manuscripts. In the opinion of the CAM co-authors, the manuscripts effectively considered the communication needs and perspectives of VH HCPs. Engaging with CAM providers appears to be a feasible and innovative avenue for providing vaccine information and designing communication tools aimed at VH healthcare providers.

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Collaborating with Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Providers When Writing HPV Vaccine Review Articles

Deml

Dietrich

Wingeier³

et al. 2020

JCM

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“…Interestingly, around three quarters of qualifying participants said they were open to non-surgical, alternative treatments. Recent reports suggest that the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), in many European populations is increasing and a study exploring trends in preferences for CAM showed increasingly positive attitudes towards CAM and a desire for increased access to such approaches/modalities [19,20].…”

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Maggots on BBC Casualty: Evaluating the impact of a Television storyline on awareness and public perceptions of Maggot Therapy

Nigam¹,

Hewes²

2021

J Medi Clin Nurs

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Maggot Therapy is an established, effective treatment for chronic infected wounds. Despite its worldwide success, it suffers from poor public regard and acceptance. In 2019, the primetime BBC Medical Drama, Casualty, decided to run a Maggot Therapy storyline over four episodes of its recent series (series 33). Our study focusses on an evaluation of the impact of this storyline on changes in public awareness and acceptability of Maggot Therapy. The evaluation comprised an online questionnaire (administered through an independent private research company). Our results showed that exposure to the BBC Casualty maggot storyline was associated with a significant increased awareness of Maggot Therapy. Additionally, this resulted in a more positive perception and general acceptability of the treatment, and a decrease in negative responses towards it. Post-wave participants were also more likely to find Maggot Therapy acceptable for their own wound. Our findings suggest that television storylines and narratives are a useful route to raise awareness, inform and educate viewers about important health-related issues. Our study supports the notion that for effective treatments like Maggot Therapy, which often evoke feelings of disgust and reluctance, the persuasive effects of entertainment education could help to transform perception and acceptability.

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“…Studies have revealed an increase in the prevalence of CAM use among people due to the side effects of drugs, nonsatisfaction with conventional therapies, physicians' communication skills impairments, and so forth [ 25 ]. Professional health providers also have different attitudes and practices regarding CAM, ranging from encouragement to ignorance and even opposition to CAM [ 26 ]. Some physicians believe that the use of CAM may lead to a delay in diagnostic and lunch therapy procedures.…”

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Use of Complementary Alternative Medicine and the Associated Factors among Patients with Depression

Ashraf

Salehi

Sousani

et al. 2021

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) has been widely used in the world, but limited data are available on the use of CAM in depression. This study aimed to evaluate the use of CAM and its associated factors in depression. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 depressed patients referred to the Yasuj Neurology and Psychiatric Clinic, southern Iran, between 2019 and 2020. A valid semistructured international questionnaire was used; amongst the participants, 230 (77%) were female. The mean age of the patients was 41.47 ± 12.2 years and the mean duration of the disease was 4.49 ± 4.88 years. The prevalence of CAM use was 37.6% among the patients. The results showed a significant difference between the CAM users and nonusers regarding the disease duration ( p = 0.045 ) and body mass index ( p = 0.007 ). Moreover, the results of logistic regression analysis revealed a significant relationship between CAM use and female gender, disease duration, overweight, obesity, and self-employment ( p = 0.039 , p = 0.028 , p = 0.029 , p = 0.048 , and p = 0.044 , resp.). The most frequently used type of CAM was herbal medicine (97.35%) followed by pray therapy (23.89%). Additionally, the most widely used herbs were borage (77%), chamomile (46.9%), and lavender (21.2%). Furthermore, 62.8% of the patients reported that their main reason for using CAM was its effectiveness. The majority of the patients (77%) had not consulted their physicians prior to utilization of CAM therapies. Herbal medicine was the most common form of CAM in depression, with a high satisfaction level. Thus, it is necessary to increase physicians’ awareness in different fields of CAM.

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Initiatives in Europe

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

Collaborating with Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Providers When Writing HPV Vaccine Review Articles

Collaborating with Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Providers When Writing HPV Vaccine Review Articles

Maggots on BBC Casualty: Evaluating the impact of a Television storyline on awareness and public perceptions of Maggot Therapy

Use of Complementary Alternative Medicine and the Associated Factors among Patients with Depression

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