Employing Evidence in Evaluating Complementary Therapies: Findings from an Ethnography of Integrative Pain Management at a Large Urban Pediatric Hospital | Zendy

Isabel Roth | Zendy; Linda Highfield | Zendy; Paula Cuccaro | Zendy; Rebecca Wells | Zendy; Sanghamitra M. Misra | Zendy; Joan Engebretson | Zendy

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Employing Evidence in Evaluating Complementary Therapies: Findings from an Ethnography of Integrative Pain Management at a Large Urban Pediatric Hospital

Author(s) -

Isabel Roth,

Linda Highfield,

Paula Cuccaro,

Rebecca Wells,

Sanghamitra M. Misra,

Joan Engebretson

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

the journal of alternative and complementary medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55

H-Index - 90

eISSN - 1557-7708

pISSN - 1075-5535

DOI - 10.1089/acm.2018.0369

Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , integrative medicine , thematic analysis , health care , nursing , alternative medicine , qualitative research , medical education , sociology , paleontology , social science , pathology , economics , biology , economic growth

Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM) shows positive clinical benefit with minimal side effects, yet, challenges to effective integration of CIM providers in biomedical health care settings remain. This study aimed to better understand the role evidence played in the process of integration of complementary therapies into a large urban pediatric hospital from the perspective of patients, caregivers, providers, and administrators through applied medical ethnography.

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