alternative medicine (complementary medicine)

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Introduction

A term used to refer to a heterogenous group of philosophies & practices that differ from modern scientific medicine.

Classification

Epidemiology

  • midlife women are common users of alternative medicine[2]
  • Hispanic ethnicity & female gender best predict use of alternative medicine
  • blacks more likely than whites to use alternative medicine
  • individuals who use alternative medicine are likely to use conventional medicine
  • most use alternative medicine as an adjunct to conventional medicine rather than as a substitute
  • use of alernative medicine to treat pain is increasing[8]

More specific terms

Additional terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. 2.0 2.1 Journal Watch 25(5):39-40, 2005 Bair YA, Gold EB, Azari RA, Greendale G, Sternfeld B, Harkey MR, Kravitz RL. Use of conventional and complementary health care during the transition to menopause: longitudinal results from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Menopause. 2005 Jan-Feb;12(1):31-9. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15668598
  3. 3.0 3.1 Geriatric Review Syllabus, 7th edition Parada JT et al (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2010
    Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8) Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2013
  4. Barnes PM, Bloom B, Nahin RL. Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults and children: United States, 2007. Natl Health Stat Report. 2008 Dec 10;(12):1-23. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19361005
  5. National Center for Complementary and Inegrative Health Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What's In a Name? https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/complementary-alternative-or-integrative-health-whats-in-a-name
  6. Alternative Medicine: Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html
    Complementary and Alternative Therapies Topics: Medline Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/complementaryandalternativetherapies.html
  7. Bioterrorism and Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM): What the Public Needs To Know http://nccam.nih.gov/health/alerts/bioterrorism/
  8. 8.0 8.1 Nahin RL et al. Use of complementary health approaches overall and for pain management by US adults. JAMA 2024 Jan 25; [e-pub]. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38270938 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2814472

Patient information

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