Journal article
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN US FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICES: A PILOT QUALITATIVE STUDY
Alternative therapies in health and medicine, v 14(3), pp 22-27
01 May 2008
PMID: 18517102
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Abstract
Context The growth of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has led some family medicine practices to include CAM. Acupuncture or herbal medicine, for example, may be offered at such practices. When a practice incorporates both CAM and conventional treatments, its goals and values may differ from those found in traditional primary care. Little is known about the development of these integrated practices, which may be expected to become more widespread.
Objective To identify some of the concepts and challenges shaping family medicine practices that incorporate CAM.
Design Comparative case study.
Method Multi-method assessment process including participant observation, key informant interviews, semi-structured depth interviews, and observation of patient-provider encounters.
Setting Four family medicine/CAM practices in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
Results Key themes that influence these practices' organization include dimensions of health, the selection of therapies used, the practices' approach to evidence, their perspective on the amount of time spent with patients, and their adaptations to financial concerns. Each practice emphasized long patient visits. In each, physicians had expertise that enabled them to draw on both conventional medicine and CAM.
Conclusion Successful incorporation of CAM modalities within a family medicine framework requires adaptation not only at the practice level but also by individual physicians. (Altern Ther Health Med. 2008;14(3):22-27.)
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- Title
- COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN US FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICES: A PILOT QUALITATIVE STUDY
- Creators
- Jennifer L. Hamilton - Drexel UniversityBeatrix Roemheld-Hamm - Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Dept Family Med, Integrat Med Program, New Brunswick, NJ USADenise M. Young - Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Hlth Serv Res Fellowship, New Brunswick, NJ USAMihai Jalba - Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Hlth Serv Res Fellowship, New Brunswick, NJ USABarbara DiCicco-Bloom - Univ Med & Dent New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Dept Family Med, US Hlth Resources & Serv Adm, New Brunswick, NJ USA
- Publication Details
- Alternative therapies in health and medicine, v 14(3), pp 22-27
- Publisher
- Innovision Communications
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- T32 HP10011-13-00 / Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); United States Department of Health & Human Services; United States Health Resources & Service Administration (HRSA) R01HL70800A / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- MD (Doctor of Medicine) Program
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000207635000006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-47549117927
- Other Identifier
- 991019168845904721
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- Integrative & Complementary Medicine