Benefits, Challenges, and Culture Change Related to Collaborations Between Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Traditional Research-Intensive Institutions

Cramer, Gregory D.; Guiltinan, Jane; Maiers, Michele; Laird, Stephen; Goertz, Christine; Furner, Sylvia E.; Kreitzer, Mary Jo; Dexheimer, Jennifer M.; Coon, Susan

doi:10.1007/s40670-014-0077-3

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“…The fifteen included studies [49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63] were published between the years 2008 and 2019 (Table 1). Most studies were conducted in the USA (n = 11; 73%) [49, 50, 52-55, 58-62], followed by Australia (n = 2; 13%) [56,57], and China (n = 2; 13%) [51,63].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…All studies were undertaken in the educational sector. Myriad study designs were reported, including survey (n = 5) [49,56,59,61,62], descriptive (n = 2) [53,55], multimethod (n = 2) [57,60], action research (n = 1) [51], prospective cohort (n = 1) [50], pre-post (n = 2) [54,63], qualitative (n = 1) [52], and exploratory randomised trial (n = 1) [58].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…All studies (100%) were undertaken in the educational sector. Ten studies (66.6%) reported the provision of funding by the National Institute of Health (NCCAM) to improve research conduct or application within CAM institutions and practice [49,50,52,53,55,[58][59][60][61][62]. The fifteen included studies targeted twenty-one CAM disciplines (i.e.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Acupuncture, Aromatherapy, Ayurveda, Bowen therapy, Classical Chinese medicine, Chinese Herbal medicine, Chiropractic, Counselling, Homeopathy, Kinesiology, Massage therapy, Musculoskeletal therapy, Myotherapy, Naturopathy, Nutrition (non-dietetic), Osteopathy, Oriental medicine, Reflexology, Traditional Chinese medicine, Western Herbalism and Yoga). Seven studies (46.6%) focused on a single CAM discipline [50-52, 54, 55, 58], and eight studies (53%) focused on multiple CAM disciplines [49,53,56,57,[59][60][61][62]. Disciplines represented the most in the included studies were Chiropractic (n = 7 studies), aturopathy (n = 7 studies), Acupuncture (n = 6 studies), Massage therapy (n = 5 studies), Osteopathy (n = 4 studies), Chinese Herbal Medicine (n = 4 studies), and Nutrition (n = 3 studies).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Five studies (33%) [55,[59][60][61][62] reported enabling strategies that addressed barriers to the conduct and application of research. Of these, three studies reported the use of both educational and collaborative strategies including crossinstitutional research training [55], a research mentorship for CAM students [60] and evaluating best practice models for implementing curricular and culture change [61].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Addressing barriers to the conduct and application of research in complementary and alternative medicine: a scoping review

Veziari

Kumar

Leach

2021

BMC Complement Med Ther

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Background Over the past few decades, the popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown considerably and along with it, scrutiny regarding its evidence base. While this is to be expected, and is in line with other health disciplines, research in CAM is confronted by numerous obstacles. This scoping review aims to identify and report the strategies implemented to address barriers to the conduct and application of research in CAM. Methods The scoping review was undertaken using the Arksey and O’Malley framework. The search was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, EMCARE, ERIC, Scopus, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, JBI and the grey literature. Two reviewers independently screened the records, following which data extraction was completed for the included studies. Descriptive synthesis was used to summarise the data. Results Of the 7945 records identified, 15 studies met the inclusion criteria. Using the oBSTACLES instrument as a framework, the included studies reported diverse strategies to address barriers to the conduct and application of research in CAM. All included studies reported the use of educational strategies and collaborative initiatives with CAM stakeholders, including targeted funding, to address a range of barriers. Conclusions While the importance of addressing barriers to the conduct and application of research in CAM has been recognised, to date, much of the focus has been limited to initiatives originating from a handful of jurisdictions, for a small group of CAM disciplines, and addressing few barriers. Myriad barriers continue to persist, which will require concerted effort and collaboration across a range of CAM stakeholders and across multiple sectors. Further research can contribute to the evidence base on how best to address these barriers to promote the conduct and application of research in CAM.

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