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.
Information Survey on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine / Paoloni M.; Agostini F.; Bernasconi S.; Bona G.; Cisari C.; Fioranelli M.; Invernizzi M.; Madeo A.; Matucci-Cerinic M.; Migliore A.; Quirino N.; Ventura C.; Vigano R.; Bernetti A.. - In: MEDICINA. - ISSN 1010-660X. - ELETTRONICO. - 58:1(2022), pp. 125.1-125.8. [10.3390/medicina58010125]
Information Survey on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Ventura C.;
2022
Abstract
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.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|
medicina-58-00125.pdf
accesso aperto
Tipo:
Versione (PDF) editoriale
Licenza:
Licenza per Accesso Aperto. Creative Commons Attribuzione (CCBY)
Dimensione
308.71 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
308.71 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
medicina-58-00125-s001.zip
accesso aperto
Tipo:
File Supplementare
Licenza:
Licenza per Accesso Aperto. Creative Commons Attribuzione (CCBY)
Dimensione
76.6 kB
Formato
Zip File
|
76.6 kB | Zip File | Visualizza/Apri |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.