Edited by Torkel Falkenberg
This section covers research reporting patterns of use, knowledge and attitudes regarding complementary and alternative therapies.
Edited by Torkel Falkenberg
This section covers research reporting patterns of use, knowledge and attitudes regarding complementary and alternative therapies.
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used by Chinese patients and in many other countries worldwide. However, epidemiological reports and prescription patterns on children are few.
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 18:191
In contrast to the guidelines of World Health Organization (WHO) and United States-Centers for Disease Control and prevention (US-CDC), the Chinese national guidelines recommend the use of steroids, intravenou...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 18:190
The use of herbal medicines during pregnancy is very high globally and previous studies have pointed out possible associations with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Nevertheless, the safety of herbal medicines in p...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 18:166
Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are sometimes used by individuals who desire to improve the outcomes of their fertility treatment and/or mental health during fertility treatment. However, there i...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 18:158
Few studies have investigated the prevalence and characteristics of potentially inappropriate Kampo medication use among elderly ambulatory patients taking any prescribed Kampo medications.
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 18:155
The significant use of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) by cancer survivors is well documented. The aim of this study was to explore cancer survivors’ views on integrating T&CM services with conve...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 18:153
There is limited research regarding patients’ profiles and consumer attitudes and habits of osteopathy in Spain. The purpose of this study was to profile patients who regularly receive osteopathic care in Spai...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 18:129
Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) is seen as a way to provide healthcare in both developed and developing countries across the world. In Cambodia, there is a long tradition of using TC...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 18:114
Intentional use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has previously only been researched in small, possibly biased, samples. There seems to be a lack of scientific information regarding healthy indi...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 18:109
The use of herbal medicine, as one element of complementary and alternative medicine, is increasing worldwide. Little is known about the reasons for and factors associated with its use. This study derives insi...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 18:92
The aim of this study was to investigate autism spectrum disorder (ASD) clinical practice patterns of Korean medicine doctors (KMDs) through questionnaire survey.
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 18:90
A significant proportion of cancer patients use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) along with conventional therapies (CT), whereas a smaller proportion delay or defer CT in favor of CAM. Previous stu...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 18:88
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients are increasingly using herbal remedies due to the fact that sticking to the therapeutic regimens is becoming awkward. However, studies towards herbal medicine use by di...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018 18:85
The ready availability and use of dietary supplements (DS) by the public means that healthcare professionals require education in this area. In the Republic of Serbia, education related to use of DS is include...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:527
High prevalence of herbal medicines used in pregnancy and the lack of information on their safety is a public concern. Despite this, no significant research has been done regarding potential adverse effects of...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:489
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) substantially contributes to the burden of disease and health care provision in sub-Saharan Africa, where traditional healers play a major role in care, due to both their acc...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:434
Many patients with gynecological disorders seek traditional medicine consultations in Asian countries. This study intended to investigate the utilization of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in patients with ...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:427
There is a paucity of literature describing traditional health practices and beliefs of African women. The purpose of this study was to undertake a systematic review of the use of traditional medicine (TM) to ...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:382
Natural products have many uses and purposes, including those linked to pharmaceutics and cosmetics. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of natural remedies for the treatment of hair and scalp dis...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:355
Sophisticated conventional medicine (CM) has brought significant advances to cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. However, many cancer patients still turn to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:345
Despite a growing body of scientific literature exploring the nature of meditation there is limited information on the characteristics of individuals who use it. This is particularly true of comparative studie...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:316
While complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is commonly used in the United States and elsewhere, and hazardous interactions with prescription drugs can occur, patients do not regularly communicate with ...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:272
Throughout history, every civilization in the world used plants or their derivatives for treatment or prevention of diseases. In Palestine as in many other countries, herbal medicines are broadly used in the t...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:255
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is frequently provided to HCC patients. The aim of this study was to understand the p...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:118
Over the past 50 years, there has been an increase in the utilization of prescribed, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, and natural health products. Although it is known that medication use is common among ol...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:105
Improving maternal and child health is one of the public health priorities in several African countries including Ethiopia. However, research on herbal medicine use during pregnancy is scarce in Ethiopia. The ...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:86
Dietary supplements (DSs) can be purchased over-the-counter but may also be prescribed by medical personnel for specific therapeutic reasons. Few studies have examined this latter source of DSs despite the fac...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:84
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is popular in former Soviet Central Asian countries including Mongolia. However, no studies are available on CAM use among patients with cancer in countries of ...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:58
This study aims to investigate community pharmacist’s perception on the provision of over-the-counter (OTC) traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pharmaceutical services; focusing on the areas of their attitude, ...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:9
Acupuncture is a popular form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but it is not clear why patients do (or do not) follow acupuncturists’ treatment recommendations. This study aimed to investigate ...
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Psoriasis is a frequent skin inflammatory disorder that inflicts millions of patients around the globe. To meet their healthcare needs, patients with psoriasis often seek treatment outside the allopathic parad...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:4
Depression has been identified as one of the most frequent predictors of CAM use. However, limited data exist about the use of CAM providers among people with anxiety/depression in Norway. The aim of this stud...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:461
The PRISMA statement was rarely used in the field of acupuncture, possibly because of knowledge gaps and the lack of items tailored for characteristics of acupuncture. And with an increasing number of systemat...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:455
Despite their worldwide popularity the question of using non-conventional treatments is a source of controversy among medical professionals. Although these methods may have potential benefits it presents a pro...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:443
Various studies have shown that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) especially diabetes and hypertension are prevalent among older women living in South African urban areas, placing a heavy burden on the healthca...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:410
In Germany, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in primary health care is offered by general practitioners (GPs) and by natural health practitioners, so called ‘Heilpraktiker’ (HPs). Considering the s...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:409
Cancer is a major disease worldwide, and many patients use complementary and alternative treatments. The purpose of this study was to identify the herbal remedies and functional foods used as complementary med...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:399
To characterize the utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) among patients with hepatitis C (HC).
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:397
Communication between different health care providers (conventional and complementary) and cancer patients about their use of complementary therapies affects the health and safety of the patients. The aim of t...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:353
Acupuncture is considered a complementary and alternative medicine in many countries. The purpose of this study was to report the pattern of acupuncture use and associated factors in patients with stroke.
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:321
Traditional health practitioners (THPs) play a vital role in the health care of the majority of the South African population and elsewhere on the African continent. However, many studies have challenged the ro...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:304
Pharmacopuncture is a relatively new acupuncture therapy combining acupuncture with herbal medicine. While pharmacopuncture is applied extensively in Korean medicine treatment, there are no clinical reports re...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:292
Diabetes is a growing burden in sub-Saharan Africa where traditional medicines (TMs) remain a primary form of healthcare in many settings. In Tanzania, TMs are frequently used to treat non-communicable disease...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:282
Obesity is increasing worldwide and weight-control strategies, including the consumption of plant food supplements (PFS), are proliferating. This article identifies the herbal ingredients in PFS consumed for w...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:254
It is estimated that over half of the adult U.S. population currently has one or more chronic conditions, resulting in up to an estimated $1,600 in productivity loss annually for each employee with chronic dis...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:248
Evidence-based practice (EBP) gaps are widespread across health disciplines. Understanding factors supporting the uptake of evidence can inform the design of strategies to narrow these EBP gaps. Although resea...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:216
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and herbal therapies, are accepted worldwide, and have been important from medical, sociological and economic perspectives, among haemodialysis (HD) patients. The ...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:204
Due to the lack of strong evidence on safety and efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches, the use of CAM in women during pregnancy could be hazardous for mother and fetus. Meanwhile...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:191
There is increasing evidence that complementary medicine (CM) services are being used by a substantial proportion of the Australian population and this topic has attracted keen interest from primary health car...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:176
Atopic dermatitis among children is an important issue due to relapses and skin manifestations. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is commonly used to treat children with atopic dermatitis. The aim of this stu...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2016 16:173