Table 1 Characteristics of eligible guidelines
Guideline | Country (First Author) | Developer | CAM category | Guideline topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fogarty 2015 [40] | Australia | Unclear | Acupuncture | Acupuncture for Anorexia Nervosa |
Bryans 2014 [41] | Canada | Canadian Chiropractic Association | Spinal manipulation | Chiropractic Treatment for Neck Pain |
Greenlee 2014 [42] | United States | Society for Integrative Oncology | General CAM | Integrative Therapies as Supportive Care in Breast Cancer Patients |
Yadav 2014 [43] | United States | American Academy of Neurology | General CAM | Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Multiple Sclerosis |
Deng 2013 [44] | United States | American College of Chest Physicians | General CAM | Complementary Therapies and Integrative Medicine in Lung Cancer |
Liu 2013 [45] | China | Unclear; Sponsored by World Health Organization | Acupuncture | Acupuncture for Herpes Zoster |
Nahas 2013 [46] | Canada | Canadian Diabetes Association | Herbals | Natural Health Products for Diabetes |
Holland 2012 [47] | United States | American Academy of Neurology | General CAM | NSAIDs and Complementary Treatments for Episodic Migraine Prevention |
Bryans 2011 [48] | Canada | Canadian Chiropractic Association | Spinal manipulation | Chiropractic Treatment of Headache |
Seffinger 2010 [49] | United States | American Osteopathic Association | Spinal manipulation | Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Low Back Pain |
Deng 2009 [50] | United States | Society for Integrative Oncology | General CAM | Complementary Therapies and Botanicals for Integrative Oncology |
Ravindran 2009 [51] | Canada | Canadian Psychiatric Association, Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments | General CAM | Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the Management of Major Depressive Disorder |
Filshie 2006 [52] | United Kingdom | Unclear | Acupuncture | Providing Acupuncture for Cancer Patients |
Suchowersky 2006 [53] | Canada | American Academy of Neurology | General CAM | Neuroprotective Strategies and Alternative Therapies for Parkinson Disease |
Anderson-Peacock 2005 [54] | Canada | Canadian Chiropractic Association, Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory Boards | Spinal manipulation | Chiropractic Treatment for Neck Pain |
Werneke 2005 [55] | United Kingdom | Unclear | General CAM | Complementary Therapies for Cancer |
Mechanick 2003 [56] | United States | American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists | Herbals | Clinical Use of Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals |