Table 2 CM knowledge classification system
From: Classifying knowledge used in complementary medicine consultations: a qualitative systematic review
Domains (Purpose of the knowledge in the consultation setting) | Core elements (Source of the knowledge used in the consultation setting) |
|---|---|
Relate | Patients’ narratives Intuition Traditional knowledge Personal experience |
Legitimise | Personal experience Traditional knowledge Biomedicine Practice wisdom Research evidence |
Diagnose and treat | Patients’ narratives Intuition Traditional knowledge Practice wisdom Patients’ bodies Formal education and training Biomedicine |
Educate and inform | Patients’ narratives Patients’ bodies Practice wisdom Traditional knowledge |