Information Survey on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Background and Objectives: Complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) are generally considered non-scientific and poor effective therapies. Nevertheless, CAMs are extensively used in common clinical practice in Western countries. We decided to promote a Delphi consensus to intercept the opinion...

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Autores principales: Paoloni, Marco, Agostini, Francesco, Bernasconi, Sergio, Bona, Gianni, Cisari, Carlo, Fioranelli, Massimo, Invernizzi, Marco, Madeo, Antonello, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco, Migliore, Alberto, Quirino, Nicola, Ventura, Carlo, Viganò, Roberto, Bernetti, Andrea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8781067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35056433
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58010125
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Sumario:Background and Objectives: Complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) are generally considered non-scientific and poor effective therapies. Nevertheless, CAMs are extensively used in common clinical practice in Western countries. We decided to promote a Delphi consensus to intercept the opinion of Italian physicians on CAM use in clinical practice. Materials and Methods: We run a Delphi-based consensus, interviewing anonymously 97 physicians. Of these, only 78 participate to the questionnaire. Results: Consensus about agreement and disagreement have been reached in several topics, including indication, as well as safety issues concerning CAMs. Conclusions: The use of CAMs in clinical practice still lacks evidence. Experts agree about the possibility to safely use CAMs in combination with conventional medicines to treat non-critical medical conditions.

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