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, 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. - In: MEDICINA. - ISSN 1648-9144. - 58:1(2022), pp. 1-8. [10.3390/medicina58010125]
Information survey on the use of complementary and alternative medicine
Paoloni, Marco;Agostini, Francesco;Madeo, Antonello;Migliore, Alberto;Bernetti, Andrea
2022
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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 | |
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