Can naturopathy provide answers to the escalating health care costs in India?

Tripathy, Jaya Prasad

doi:10.1016/j.jtcme.2014.11.006

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“…In a US review of the role of CAM under the Affordable Care Act, Thompson and Nichter [ 54 ] argue that CAM practitioners are well placed to provide cost-effective “preventive and promotive” health services. This argument is echoed (with specific reference to NM in India) by Tripathy [ 55 ], Kraft [ 32 ] Whilst these results are significant, research into N/HM in health promotion and prevention of disease is in its infancy. The Naturopathic Medical Research Agenda project [ 56 ] prioritises research into NM’s role in “… conditions with the highest burden of illness” and “…existing and emerging public health significance”, suggesting that funding and resources need to be directed towards health promotion and disease prevention.…”

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The characteristics, experiences and perceptions of naturopathic and herbal medicine practitioners: results from a national survey in New Zealand

Cottingham¹,

Adams

Vempati³

et al. 2015

BMC Complement Altern Med

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BackgroundDespite the popularity of naturopathic and herbal medicine in New Zealand there remains limited data on New Zealand-based naturopathic and herbal medicine practice.In response, this paper reports findings from the first national survey examining the characteristics, perceptions and experiences of New Zealand-based naturopaths and herbal medicine practitioners across multiple domains relating to their role and practice.MethodsAn online survey (covering 6 domains: demographics; practice characteristics; research; integrative practice; regulation and funding; contribution to national health objectives) was administered to naturopaths and herbal medicine practitioners. From a total of 338 naturopaths and herbal medicine practitioners, 107 responded providing a response rate of 32%. Data were statistically analysed using STATA.ResultsA majority of the naturopaths and herbal medicine practitioners surveyed were female (91%), and aged between 45 and 54 years. Most practiced part-time (64%), with practitioner caseloads averaging 8 new clients and over 20 follow-up clients per month.Our analysis shows that researched information impacts upon and is useful for naturopaths and herbal medicine practitioners to validate their practices.However, the sources of researched information utilised by New Zealand naturopaths and herbal medicine practitioners remain variable, with many sources beyond publications in peer-reviewed journals being utilised. Most naturopathic and herbal medicine practitioners (82%) supported registration, with statutory registration being favoured (75%). Integration with conventional care was considered desirable by the majority of naturopaths and herbal medicine practitioners surveyed (83%).Naturopaths and herbal medicine practitioners feel that they contribute to several key national health objectives, including: improved nutrition (93%); increased physical activity (85%); reducing incidence and impact of CVD (79%); reducing incidence and impact of cancer (68%).ConclusionsThere is a need for greater understanding and communication between practitioners of conventional care and naturopathic and herbal medicine which could support informed, coordinated and effective health provision within the New Zealand health care system. There is a need for further in-depth research examining naturopaths and herbal medicine practitioners’ perceptions and practices, to provide insights of benefit to all those practising and managing health services as well as those directing health policy in New Zealand.

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The characteristics, experiences and perceptions of naturopathic and herbal medicine practitioners: results from a national survey in New Zealand

Cottingham¹,

Adams

Vempati³

et al. 2015

BMC Complement Altern Med

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“…We are of the view that public health can turn to Naturopathy as well for some answers in crisis such as COVID-19 [6]. We have also noted that both public health and Naturopathic principles are analogous [6] hence, policy makers can as well turn to Naturopathy for remedies to the escalating cases of public health issues [7] Though we found that there are challenges in the practice of Naturopathy from Stacy's narratives and the quantitative study (Fig. 20), we are of the view that these challenges stem partly from mistrust between Conventional and Naturopathic practitioners.…”

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Naturopathic Medicine and Public Health Management in Ghana; A Mixed Questionnaire Study

Obu

Aggrey-Bluwey

2021

JOCAMR

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Background: Naturopathic medicine is at its embryonic stage of development in Ghana and West Africa in entirety. In jurisdictions where Naturopathic medicine is well regulated, Naturopathic practitioners are well integrated into the primary healthcare delivery team. In Ghana, the case is quite different due to a myriad of issues. Objectives: This study examines the role of Naturopathic medicine in Public Health in Ghana and potential policy direction for adoption of Naturopathic protocols in global pandemic management, the challenges faced by Naturopathic Physicians in primary healthcare delivery, and the challenges of Naturopathic Medical Students on their clerkship at one of the designated government Hospitals. Methods: The study adopted a mixed questionnaires study engaged in integrated data analysis. The respondents in this study were selected Naturopathic Medical Students of the Nyarkotey College of Holistic Medicine, Ghana. Results: Out of a sample size of 28, 100% (28) believed that, there is a role of Naturopathic medicine in public health management. 95% asserted that very little naturopathic remedies have been employed in the fight against Covid-19 in Ghana. There was also a unanimous agreement (100%) that Ghana needs to adopt a National Policy on Naturopathic remedies in Public Health. Conclusion: Naturopathic medicine should be embraced fully into Ghanaian primary healthcare delivery. It is important to look at the best practices which exist in other jurisdictions such as China and India for adoption. It is time for the policy makers to speed up the passage of the Traditional and Alternative Medicine bill.

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“…For example, a clinical trial of naturopathy for primary cardiovascular disease prevention demonstrated effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, with a decisive contribution to cost savings being reductions in work place presenteeism (a confusing term, “presenteeism” is working while sick or with otherwise reduced physical and/or emotional function [93]), not the direct costs of the care provided [94]. Some authors have extended the potential of the value added by naturopathy to posit it has greater potential to reduce escalating costs in the developed and developing world due to its emphasis on prevention and patient self-management in the context of an escalating prevalence of non-communicable diseases [95].…”

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Naturopathy as a Model of Prevention-Oriented, Patient-Centered Primary Care: A Disruptive Innovation in Health Care

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Background and Objective: The concept of a “disruptive innovation,” recently extended to health care, refers to an emerging technology that represents a new market force combined with a new value system, that eventually displaces some, or all, of the current leading “stakeholders, products and strategic alliances.” Naturopathy is a distinct system of traditional and complementary medicine recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO), emerging as a model of primary care. The objective here is to describe Naturopathy in the context of the criteria for a disruptive innovation. Methods: An evidence synthesis was conducted to evaluate Naturopathy as a potentially disruptive technology according to the defining criteria established by leading economists and health technology experts: (1) The innovation must cure disease; (2) must transform the way medicine is practiced; or (3) have an impact that could be disruptive or sustaining, depending on how it is integrated into the current healthcare marketplace. Results: The fact that Naturopathy de-emphasizes prescription drug and surgical interventions in favor of nonpharmacological health promotion and self-care could disrupt the present economic model that fuels health care costs. The patient-centered orientation of Naturopathy, combined with an emphasis on preventive behaviors and popular complementary and integrative health services like natural products, mind and body therapies, and other therapies not widely represented in current primary care models increase the likelihood for disruption. Conclusions: Because of its patient-centered approach and emphasis on prevention, naturopathy may disrupt or remain a durable presence in healthcare delivery depending on policymaker decisions.

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Can naturopathy provide answers to the escalating health care costs in India?

Cited by 6 publications

References 7 publications

The characteristics, experiences and perceptions of naturopathic and herbal medicine practitioners: results from a national survey in New Zealand

The characteristics, experiences and perceptions of naturopathic and herbal medicine practitioners: results from a national survey in New Zealand

Naturopathic Medicine and Public Health Management in Ghana; A Mixed Questionnaire Study

Naturopathy as a Model of Prevention-Oriented, Patient-Centered Primary Care: A Disruptive Innovation in Health Care

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