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Attitudes, Patterns of Recommendation, and Communication of Pediatric Providers About Complementary and Alternative Medicine in a Large Metropolitan Children’s Hospital.
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Clinical Pediatrics . 2/1/2011, Vol. 50 Issue 2, p153-158. 6p. 3 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The authors conducted an Email survey of their medical staff to explore the attitudes, patterns of recommendation, and communication of pediatric providers about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in a large metropolitan children’s hospital. Two thirds of the respondents reported awareness about their patients’ CAM therapy use (65%) and recommended CAM therapy to their patients (67%). Providers who reported personal use of CAM (71%) were more likely to recommend CAM to their patients compared with those who do not (76% vs 45%; P < .05). One half of pediatric providers reported occasional consultation with their patient’s CAM provider, but bidirectional communication was rare (4%). Specific changes in care based on a CAM provider’s recommendations were also unusual (4%). Despite the positive attitudes about and willingness to recommend CAM by pediatric providers, communication between these clinicians and CAM providers may be less than ideal. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00099228
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 57398402
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922810384724