Integration of acupuncture into conventional medicine from health professionals’ perspective: A thematic synthesis of qualitative studies

Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 176-200

  García Escamilla, Esther ^a   Rodríguez Martín, Beatriz ^a   Martínez Vizcaíno, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

acupuncture; health professionals; nurses; physicians; thematic synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UTILIZATION;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84959371816     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459315574116     Document Type: Article

References (70)

1. J.*Adams (2001) Direct integrative practice, time constraints and reactive strategy: An examination of GP therapists’ perceptions of their complementary medicine. Journal of Management in Medicine15(4): 312–322.
2. L.ArranzL.SiboniM.De la Fuente (2006) Improvement of the interleukin 2 and tumor necrosis factor alpha release by blood leukocytes as well as of plasma cortisol and antioxidant levels after acupuncture treatment in women suffering anxiety. Journal of Applied Biomedicine4(3): 115–122.
3. A.AstinA.MarieK.R.Pelletier. (1998) A review of the incorporation of complementary and alternative medicine by mainstream physicians. Archives of Internal Medicine158(21): 2023–2310.
4. S.AtkinsS.LewinH.Smith. (2008) Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative literature: Lessons learnt. BMC Medical Research Methodology8: 21. Available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/8/21 (accessed 1 June 2014).
5. J.L.Ballvé (2003) ¿Quién utiliza las medicinas no convencionales y por qué?Humanitas, Humanidades Médicas1(2): 125–134.
6. P.M.BarnesB.Bloom (2008) Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults and children: United State States, 2007. National Health Statistics Reports12: 1–23.
7. S.*BergerE.BraehlerJ.Ernst (2012) The health professional–patient-relationship in conventional versus complementary and alternative medicine. A qualitative study comparing the perceived use of medical shared decision-making between two different approaches of medicine. Patient Education and Counseling88(1): 129–137.
8. S.W.*Bertrand (2012) Registered nurses integrate traditional Chinese medicine into the triage process. Qualitative Health Research22(2): 263–273.
9. S.Birch (2007) Reflections on the German acupuncture studies. Journal of Chinese Medicine83: 12–17.
10. F.L.*BishopN.AmosH.Yu. (2012) Health care sector and complementary medicine: Practitioners’ experiences of delivering acupuncture in the public and private sectors. Primary Health Care Research & Development13(3): 269–278.
11. K.BjersåE.S.VicotrinM.F.Olsé (2012) Knowledge about complementary, alternative and integrative medicine (CAM) among registered health care providers in Swedish surgical care: A national survey among university hospitals. BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine12(42): Available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/12/42 (accessed 28 February 2014).
12. B.BückerM.GroenewoldY.Schoefer. (2008) The use of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) in 1001 German adults: Results of a population-based telephone survey. Gesundheitswese70(8–9): 29–36.
13. A.BurkeD.M.UpchurchC.Dye. (2006) Acupuncture use in the United States: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine12(7): 639–648.
14. S.*CantP.WattsA.Ruston (2011) Negotiating competency, professionalism and risk: The integration of complementary and alternative medicine by nurses and midwives in NHS hospital. Social Science & Medicine72(4): 529–536.
15. R.ChaterjiR.E.TractenbergH.Amri. (2007) A large sample survey of first and second year medical students attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine in the curriculum and in practice. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine13(1): 30–35.
16. J.C.DeareZ.ZhengC.C.L.Xue. (2013) Acupuncture for treating fibromyalgia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews5: CD007070.
17. G.DengB.R.Cassileth (2009) Integrative oncology: Complementary therapies for pain, anxiety, and mood disturbance. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians55(2): 109–116.
18. G.DengB.R.CasillethK.S.Yeung (2004) Complementary therapies for cancer related symptoms. The Journal of Supportive oncology2(5): 419–429.
19. H.G.EndresN.VictorM.Haake. (2007) Acupuncture for the treatment of chronic knee and back pain. Deutsches Ärzteblatt International104(3): 123–130.
20. E.ErnstM.S.Lee (2010) Acupuncture for rheumatic conditions: An overview of systematic reviews. Rheumatology49(10): 1957–1961.
21. M.FanìM.MaestroA.Mandas. (2014) What do general practitioners think about acupuncture. Annali di Igiene: Medicina Preventiva e di Communità26(3): 213–218.
22. R.*FrankG.Stollberg (2004) Medical acupuncture in Germany: Patterns of consumerism among physicians and patients. Sociology of Health & Illness26(3): 351–372.
23. P.C.Gøtzsche (2014) Deadly Medicines and Organized Crime: How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare. London: Radcliffe Publishing.
24. S.*GraceJ.Higgs (2010) Interprofessional collaborations in integrative medicine. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine16(11): 1185–1190.
25. K.*Hansen (2012) Attitudes to evidence in acupuncture. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy15(3): 279–285.
26. P.M.HermanB.M.CraigO.Caspi (2005) Is complementary and alternative medicine cost-effective? A systematic review. BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine5: 11. Available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/5/11 (accessed 16 September 2014).
27. C.A.HernándezL.A.GonzalesD.C.Rocha (2008) Manejo del dolor en una cervicalgia a través de la acupuntura como coadyuvante en la intervención fisioterapéutica. Umbral científico12: 81–89.
28. A.F.*HsiaoG.W.RyanR.D.Hays. (2006) Variations in provider conceptions of integrative medicine. Social Science & Medicine62(12): 2973–2987.
29. J.G.*HughesJ.GoldbartE.Fairhurst. (2006) Exploring acupuncturists’ perceptions of treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Complementary Therapies in Medicine15(2): 101–108.
30. K.J.HuntH.F.CoelhoB.Wider. (2010) Complementary and alternative medicine use in England: Results from a national survey. International Journal of Clinical Practice64(11): 1496–1502.
31. I.Illich (1975) Medical Nemesis: The expropriation of Health. New York: Pantheon Books.
32. B.*Johannessen (2009) Why do Norwegian nurses leave the public health service to practice CAM?Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice15(3): 147–151.
33. B.*Johannessen (2011) Realization and development of self in CAM nurses and CAM treatment: A qualitative study. International Journal of Human Caring15(2): 14–20.
34. A.C.JohanssonM.AxelssonI.Berndtsson. (2014) Illness perceptions in relation to experiences of contemporary cancer care settings among colorectal cancer survivors and their partners. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being9: 23581.
35. S.*JoosB.MusselmannA.Miksch. (2008) The role of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Germany – A focus group study of GPs. BMC Health Services Research8: 127. Available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/127 (accessed 3 March 2014).
36. T.J.Kaptchuk (2002) Acupuncture: Theory, efficacy and practice. Annals of Internal Medicine136(5): 374–383.
37. K.J.KemperS.SarahE.Silver-Highfield. (2000) On pins and needles? Pediatric pain patients’ experience with acupuncture. Pediatrics105(4 Pt2): 941–947.
38. K.LindeA.GianniB.Brinkhaus. (2009) Acupuncture for tension-type headache. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews1: CD007587.
39. B.H.Lipton (2005) The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles. San Rafael, CA: Mountain of Love Productions. Inc. and Elite Books.
40. E.ManheimerK.ChengL.S.Wieland. (2012) Acupuncture for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews5: CD005111.
41. F.*MarianM.WidmerS.Herren. (2006) Physicians’ philosophy of care: A comparison of complementary and conventional medicine. Forsch Komplementärmed13(2): 70–77.
42. A.MatthewsD.M.HassD.P.O’Mathúna. (2014) Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews3: CD007575.
43. J.M.MorseM.BarrettM.Mayan. (2002) Verification strategies for establishing reliability and validity in qualitative research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods1(2): 1–22.
44. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2014) Complementary, alternative, or integrative health: What’s in a name? Available at: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam (accessed 28 February 2014).
45. G.NullC.DeanM.Feldman. (2011) Death by Medicine. Mt Jackson, VA: Praktikos Books.
46. T.Ots (2010) Valoración de la utilidad de la acupuntura para tratar 62 indicaciones. Revista Internacional de Acupuntura4(2): 88–95.
47. C.A.PaleyM.I.JohnsonO.A.Tashani. (2011) Acupuncture for cancer pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews1: CD007753.
48. C.PatersonC.BaartsL.Launsø. (2009) Evaluating complex health intervention: A critical analysis of the ‘outcome’ concept. BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine9: 18. Available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/9/18 (accessed 20 October 2014).
49. C.PatersonN.Britten (2004) Acupuncture as a complex intervention: A holistic model. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine10(5): 791–801.
50. K.J.PetreiJ.Weinman (1997) Perceptions of Health and Illness: Current Research and Applications. Amsterdam: Harwood academic publishers.
51. J.A.*RayneraK.WillisM.Pirotta (2011) What’s in a name: Integrative medicine or simply good medical practice?Family Practice28(6): 655–660.
52. E.*SchiffE.Ben-AryeS.Attias. (2012) Perceiving integration of complementary medicine service within a general surgery department through documentation of consultations: A thematic analysis. Patient Education and Counseling89(3): 430–433.
53. S.*SchroerH.McPersonJ.Adamson (2009) Designing an RCT of acupuncture for depression – Identifying appropriate patients groups: A qualitative study. Family Practice26(3): 188–195.
54. M.J.SewitchM.CepoiuN.Rigillo. (2008) A literature review of health care professional attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine13(3): 139–154.
55. R.Sheldrake (2012) The Science Delusion. Freeing the Spirit of Enquiry. London: Coronet Books.
56. C.A.SmithX.ZhuL.He. (2011) Acupuncture for dysmenorrhoea. Cochrane of Database of Systematic Reviews1: CD007854.
57. J.SmithsonN.BrittenC.Paterson. (2012) The experience of using complementary therapies after a diagnosis of cancer: Qualitative synthesis. Health16(1): 19–39.
58. N.TakakuraH.Yajima (2007) A double-blind placebo needle for acupuncture research. BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine7: 31. Available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/7/31 (accessed 20 October 2014).
59. K.J.ThomasP.ColemanJ.Nicholl (2003) Trends in access to complementary or alternative medicines via primary care in England: 1995-2001 results from a follow up national survey. Family practice20(5): 575–577.
60. J.ThomasA.Harden (2008) Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews. BMC Medical Research Methodology8: 45. Available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/8/45 (accessed 14 April 2014).
61. A.TongK.FlemmingE.Mclnnes. (2012) Enhancing transparency in reporting the synthesis of qualitative research: ENTREQ. BMC Medical Research Methodology12: 181. Available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/181 (accessed 28 February 2014).
62. K.TrinhN.GrahamA.Gross. (2006) Acupuncture for neck disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews3: CD004870.
63. R.A.*Van HaselenU.ReiberI.Nickel. (2004) Providing Complementary and Alternative Medicine in primary care worker’s perspective. Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Medicine12(1): 6–12.
64. J.VasC.MéndezE.Perea-Milla. (2004) Acupuncture as complementary therapy to the pharmacological treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: Randomized control trials. British Medical Journal329: 1216.
65. M.J.*VerhoefA.MulkinsA.Kania. (2010) Identifying the barriers to conducting outcomes research in integrative health care settings-A qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research10: 14. Available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/14 (accessed 3 March 2014).
66. M.J.VerhoefL.C.VanderheydenT.Dryden. (2006) Evaluating complementary and alternative medicine interventions: In search of appropriate patient-centered outcome measures. BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine6: 38. Available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/6/38 (accessed 28 February 2014).
67. A.J.VickersA.M.CroninA.C.Maschino. (2012) Acupuncture for chronic pain: Individual patient data meta-analysis. Archives of Internal Medicine172(19): 1444–1453.
68. World Health Organization (WHO) (2002) Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of reports on Controlled Clinical Trials. Geneva: WHO.
69. J.ZhangH.ShangX.Gao. (2010) Acupuncture-related adverse events: A systematic review of Chinese literature. Bulletin of World Health Organization88(12): 915–921.
70. Y.ZhangL.LaoH.Chen. (2012) Acupuncture use among American adults: What acupuncture practitioners can learn from National Health Interview Survey 2007?Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine2012: 710750.