Effects and feasibility of an Integrative Medicine program for geriatric patients– a cluster-randomized pilot study
Author(s) -
Michael Teut,
Katharina Schnabel,
Roland Baur,
Kerckhoff,
Reese,
Franzis Berger,
Pilgram,
Rainer Luedtke,
Claudia M. Witt
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s45242
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , integrative medicine , cluster (spacecraft) , alternative medicine , medline , pathology , computer science , political science , law , programming language
Older adults often use complementary medicine; however, very few interventional studies have focused on them. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and to obtain preliminary data on effectiveness of an Integrative Medicine (IM) program compared to usual medical care.
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