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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"CAM therapies"”.
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Use of Complementary Therapies by Individuals with or at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: Results of the 2007 National Health Interview Survey
… Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therefore becomes a viable option for prevention and treatment. Using secondary data analysis of the 2007 National Health Interview Survey, the aim of the current study was to determine whether CAM use was associated with health behaviors or …
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Acupuncture for Sleep Disturbances in Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
… the critical need for additional evidence based therapies to treat PTSD related sleep disturbances among OEF/OIF veterans with PTSD. Increasingly, non-pharmacologic therapies are being investigated for sleep disturbance among PTSD patients. However, few investigations have examined the efficacy …
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The Relationship Between Prior Experience and Attitude Toward Energy medicine in Nursing Students and Faculty
… conventional and complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies. The BRN also charges nurses with the responsibility to supply clients with information necessary to make informed health decisions, including information on CAM therapies.</p> <p><strong>Purpose</strong>: The purpose of this study is …
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use in United States (US) Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain (LBP): Examining the Effectiveness of Acupuncture on US Adults with Chronic LBP
… important to allocate limited resources toward therapies that offer the most benefit for people with LBP. In order to be considered by healthcare policymakers in the US, the use of CAM therapies, such as acupuncture, and resultant outcomes must be understood. For this dissertation, a secondary …
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The relationship between complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and quality of life among individuals with chronic pain: results from a nationally representative sample
… use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative research study was to examine the relationship between the use of CAM and HRQOL for individuals living with chronic pain. Method: This study was a secondary data analysis of the nationally …
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Development and Status in Bulgarian Healthcare // Комплементарна и алтернативна медицина – развитие и място в българското здравеопазване
… of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and its status in Bulgarian healthcare is the focus of this thesis. The emphasis is on homoeopathy as the most common CAM method in Europe. Basic concepts are defined, and the European concept of CAM is presented, which is the framework used in …
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The impact of reiki and philophonetics on the victims of domestic violence
… solution-focused and cognitive behavioural therapies have left a vacuum when addressing the needs of the abused woman. This study aimed to determine whether there is a place for integrative therapies, particularly Philophonetics and Reiki which are both considered to be “body-based” …
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Reasons for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage in Japanese Americans
<p>Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has received much research attention in the last several years due to marked increase in usage in the U.S. To date, findings indicate that 34% of adults in the U.S. report using at least one form of CAM for the maintenance of general health and acute …
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Older Adults and Prevalence of Reporting Use to Physicians
… forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), there is limited knowledge about CAM use among older adults. There has not been a strong focus to study utilization of CAM among an elderly population. Yet, this focus seems extremely important related to the disproportionate health care …
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CAM Education in California Schools of Nursing
<p>Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has been used for centuries to treat illness of all kinds and is gaining a newfound acceptance by the American public (Helms). With more and more Americans using various CAM therapies, it is incumbent upon nurses to become familiar with these …
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A Literature Review Examining the Effects of Complementary and Alternative Therapies on Cancer Pain Management
… of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in managing pain for both adult and child populations with cancer. Several databases were searched using the keywords children, child, adult, CAM, complementary and alternative medicine, integrative medicine, CIM, nonpharmacologic …
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Reasons for use and disclosure of complementary medicine by people with haemoglobinopathy
… use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) (Metz, 2000) and rarely disclose such use to treating biomedical physicians [B/M] (Adler & Fosket, 1999). Although the incidence of CAM use amongst people with chronic illness has been investigated (Nader et al., 2000; Sharon & Mark, 2006; Yang …
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Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Osteoarthritis Treatments among the Medicare Population
… might incorporate complementary and alternative therapies into their osteoarthritis (OA) treatment regimen. This data enables clinicians and health care professionals to determine how patients may trade-off different levels of treatment attributes (e.g., cost, allopathic treatments, combination …
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Perceptions of Expert Practice by Active Licensed Registered Nurse Therapeutic Touch® Practitioners
… leading complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. A comprehensive review of the literature (over 350 studies) from the 1960s to 2015 demonstrated a gap related to delineating expertise related to clinical practice from the view of the practitioner. This study examined the state of …
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Post-qualification education and professional identity in the contested landscape of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: a case of transformative learning in an online setting
… of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) practitioners within Higher Education (HE) is controversial, and has attracted criticism from various quarters, yet little is known about the impact of such courses upon CAM practitioners or upon the CAM profession. A programme of online MSc …
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Integrative Wellness Sessions In A Pediatric Hospital Setting: A Feasibility Study to Assess Evaluation of the Hospital Heroes Program at Banner's Diamond Children's Hospital
… suggests complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies can be effective in treating certain chronic, recurrent, and incurable conditions. Use of CAM in pediatric populations is increasing considerably and uptake is especially evident among hospitalized children. Further, burnout among …
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How traditional healers diagnose and treat diabetes mellitus in the Pretoria Mamelodi area and how do these purported medications comply with complementary and alternative medicine regulations
… of complementary and alternative medicine (CAMs) call-up for registration in November 2013, this impacted traditional healers (THs)’ compliance with the regulatory authorities’ on the good manufacturing practice. In return, affected the public’s access to CAMs. Regarding THs patients, cases …