Complementary Therapy Systems and Their Integrative Evaluation

Kienle, Gunver S.; Albonico, Hans-Ulrich; Fischer, Lorenz; Frei-Erb, Martin; Hamre, Harald J.; Heusser, Peter; Matthiessen, Peter F.; Renfer, Adrian; Kiene, Helmut

doi:10.1016/j.explore.2011.02.001

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“…Other, expressly nonhierarchical models include a circular information synthesis of different evidence forms [45, 60] and an “evidence house” [79]. …”

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Whole Medical Systems versus the System of Conventional Biomedicine: A Critical, Narrative Review of Similarities, Differences, and Factors That Promote the Integration Process

Baars

Hamre

2017

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Background There is an increasing need for a worldwide professional integration of conventional medicine and traditional/complementary whole medical systems (WMSs). However, the integration is perceived by conventional medicine as problematic or unacceptable, because of a supposed lack of evidence for specific effects of WMSs therapies and supposed prescientific or unscientific paradigms of WMSs. Objectives To review the literature on the features of WMSs, similarities and differences between conventional medicine and WMSs, and scientific and clinical practice issues that should be dealt with in order to promote the integration process. Methods A critical, narrative review of the literature on six WMSs. Results and Conclusions Key factors for the integration of WMSs and conventional medicine are as follows: legal frameworks, quality standards, high-quality research on safety and efficacy of WMS interventions, infrastructure, and financial resources. For scientific assessment of WMSs, there are unresolved ontological, epistemological, and methodological issues and issues of diagnostics, therapy delivery, and outcome assessment in clinical practice. Future research not only should be directed at quality assurance and generating the necessary data on safety and efficacy/effectiveness but also should address more fundamental (ontological, epistemological, and methodological) issues, in order to overcome the differences between WMSs and conventional medicine.

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“…Other, expressly nonhierarchical models include a circular information synthesis of different evidence forms [45, 60] and an “evidence house” [79]. …”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Whole Medical Systems versus the System of Conventional Biomedicine: A Critical, Narrative Review of Similarities, Differences, and Factors That Promote the Integration Process

Baars

Hamre

2017

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…The answer is given by cost benefit trials Studies in complementary therapies follow a different dynamic from that of studies with drugs. Figure 1 (adapted from Kienle [9]) illustrates this reality. Some characteristics of CT treatments and modalities make it difficult to apply the traditional RCTs or treatment effectiveness studies used in conventional medicine.…”

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Complementary Therapies – Considerations Before Recommend, Tolerate or Proscribe Them

Medeiros¹,

Saad²

2012

Complementary Therapies for the Contemporary Healthcare

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“…Die Zweitanträge 2010 (Anträge der UNIONs-Fachgesellschaften vom April/Juni 2010) umfassen, nach einer ausführlichen Klärung der Methodologie [7], eine grosse Zahl von HTAs über mehr als 2000 klinische Studien. Etwa 10% sind randomisierte kontrollierte Studien (RCTs), was ungefähr dem Anteil in der konventionellen (Schul-)Medizin entspricht (so gibt es z.B.…”

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Von «Kreml-Methoden» zum «Vertrauensprinzip»: 15 Jahre WZW-Kontroverse zum Verbleib der ärztlichen Komplementärmedizin in der sozialen Grundversicherung der Schweiz

Albonico¹

2014

Schweiz Z Ganzheitsmed

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Complementary Therapy Systems and Their Integrative Evaluation

Cited by 39 publications

References 107 publications

Whole Medical Systems versus the System of Conventional Biomedicine: A Critical, Narrative Review of Similarities, Differences, and Factors That Promote the Integration Process

Whole Medical Systems versus the System of Conventional Biomedicine: A Critical, Narrative Review of Similarities, Differences, and Factors That Promote the Integration Process

Complementary Therapies – Considerations Before Recommend, Tolerate or Proscribe Them

Von «Kreml-Methoden» zum «Vertrauensprinzip»: 15 Jahre WZW-Kontroverse zum Verbleib der ärztlichen Komplementärmedizin in der sozialen Grundversicherung der Schweiz

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