کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2628181 1136410 2013 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Prevalence of visits to five types of complementary and alternative medicine practitioners by the general population: A systematic review
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب مکمل و جایگزین
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Prevalence of visits to five types of complementary and alternative medicine practitioners by the general population: A systematic review
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveTo systematically review surveys of 12-month prevalence of visits to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners for five therapies: acupuncture, homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, and medical herbalism.MethodsStudies were identified via database searches to 2011. Study quality was assessed using a six-item tool.ResultsForty-one surveys across 12 countries were included. Twenty-five (61%) met four of six quality criteria. Prevalence of visits by adults were (median, range): acupuncturists 1.4% (0.2–7.5%, N = 27 surveys), homeopaths 1.5% (0.2–2.9%, N = 20 surveys), osteopaths 1.9% (0.2–4.4%, N = 9 surveys), chiropractors 7.5% (0.3–16.7, N = 33 surveys), medical herbalists 0.9% (0.3–4.7%, N = 14 surveys). Estimates were slightly lower for children and higher for older adults. There was little change over the past 15–20 years.ConclusionsThis review summarises 12-month prevalence of visits to CAM practitioners in Europe, North America, Australia, East Asia, Saudi Arabia and Israel. A small but significant percentage of these general populations visit CAM practitioners each year.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice - Volume 19, Issue 4, November 2013, Pages 214–220
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