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Sapkota Y, Dulal S, Gyawali P, Ghimire A, Shankar PR. Personalized medicine in Nepal: current scenario and challenges. Per Med 2022; 19:271-275. [PMID: 35713580 DOI: 10.2217/pme-2022-0002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Department of Medicine, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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Olsson A, Hedlund S, Landgren K. To Use or Not Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Psychiatric Care: Interviews with Clinical Decision-Makers in Sweden. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2022; 43:463-472. [PMID: 34666589 DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2021.1986759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is used as a complementary intervention in psychiatric healthcare. The reasons for using or not using CAM in psychiatric care in Sweden, and how such decisions are taken, are largely unknown. The aim was to investigate arguments for and against the use of CAM in Swedish psychiatric care, and how decisions are made. Interviews with 10 persons in decision-making positions in psychiatric health care were analysed thematically. The result shows diverging understandings of the evidence base for CAM. Arguments against CAM referred to scepticism, the importance of evidence-based practice and the obligation to follow national guidelines. Arguments in favour of CAM were that CAM was person-centred, safe, cost-effective, nursing interventions with positive effects, appreciated and demanded by patients, providing space for non-verbal communication and reflection, supporting the therapeutic alliance. Decision paths were described as top-down through a hierarchical structure, or bottom-up, driven by committed staff members. We discuss how detailed national guidelines should be to achieve equal and evidence-based care, while still allowing clinics to make local exceptions, adjusting the care according to clinical expertise and patients' preferences. Conclusion: Evidence-based, safe and cost-effective CAM methods may be relevant complementary interventions in psychiatric care, or as self-care, not to cure the psychiatric disease, but to reduce symptoms and promote sleep. With better knowledge of CAM, health professionals could guide patients through the jungle of CAM methods. Due to research problems on complex multicomponent interventions, high-quality pragmatic trials, including biomarkers, and qualitative studies are recommended.
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- Anna Olsson
- Health Sciences Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Health Sciences Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Health Sciences Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Psychiatric Clinic in Lund, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden
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Ahlström G, Huang H, Luo Y, Bökberg C, Rasmussen BH, Persson EI, Xue L, Cai L, Tang P, Persson M, Huang J. Similarities and differences between China and Sweden regarding the core features of palliative care for people aged 60 or older: a systematic scoping review. BMC Palliat Care 2022; 21:35. [PMID: 35287635 PMCID: PMC8922883 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-022-00906-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Despite the increasing longevity of the world’s population, with an unprecedented rise in the number of people who need palliative care (PC), there has been sparse research regarding palliative care for older people, especially when it comes to comparison of PC between healthcare systems and cultures. The aim of this systematic scoping review was to identify the characteristics of the body of literature and to examine the knowledge gaps concerning PC research for older people (> 60 years) in two healthcare systems and cultures, mainland China and Sweden. Methods The guidelines PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews), and PICOS (Patient/population, Intervention, Comparison/control, and Outcome) were used. Empirical studies on patients 60 years or older, next of kin or staff participating in a palliative care intervention or setting were included. They were conducted in mainland China or in Sweden during 2007–2019, were published in English and were extracted from seven databases: Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Cinahl, PsycInfo, Academic Search Complete and Cochrane Library. Two independent researchers conducted the selection of studies, data extraction and methodological evaluation. Any disagreements were resolved in consultation with a third researcher. The analysis was manifest directed content analysis based on PICOS domains. Results Of the 15 studies, four were from mainland China and 11 from Sweden. Both countries included older patients with cancer but also other end-stage diseases such as heart failure and dementia. The studies differed in design, method and the content of the interventions. The study in China based on traditional Chinese medicine concerns traditional Chinese folk music. The six qualitative studies from Sweden were evaluations of five interventions. Conclusions Despite the high age of the participating patients, there was no focus on an ageing perspective concerning palliative care. To adapt to the changes taking place in most societies, future research should have increased focus on older persons’ need for palliative care and should take account of issues concerning research ethics, ethnicity and culture. Registered in Prospero CRD42020078685, available from. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12904-022-00906-7.
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- Gerd Ahlström
- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden.
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- Hospital Management, the Third People's Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Hospice Care Department, the Third People's Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden.,The Institute for Palliative Care, Region Skane and Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Hospice Care Department, the Third People's Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- The Medical Record Statistics Department, the Third People's Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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Landgren K. Ear acupuncture as an adjunct in a treatment protocol for anorexia nervosa: utilization rate and nurses' experience. Acupunct Med 2021; 40:322-332. [PMID: 34894769 DOI: 10.1177/09645284211056948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a life-threatening illness. Sometimes long inpatient treatment is necessary, increasing the anxiety that comes with hospitalization and the necessary weight gain. Safe, non-pharmacological adjunctive therapies that improve subjective health are called for. OBJECTIVE The aim of this non-randomized, mixed-methods observational study was to describe the utilization rate and nurses' experiences of ear acupuncture in a highly specialized clinic for eating disorders in Sweden, in which acupuncture had been implemented as part of routine clinical care. Twenty-five patients with AN-treated voluntarily or by law were included. The semi-standardized National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) ear acupuncture protocol, sometimes combined with needling at 2 traditional acupuncture point locations on the body, had been implemented as a voluntary adjunct to usual care, twice weekly. To evaluate the acceptance of acupuncture, the study examined how often patients chose acupuncture when offered on schedule, and how often they asked for extra acupuncture sessions. Patients rated their subjective health using the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and visual analogue scale (VAS), treatment satisfaction with usual care and acupuncture, and health-related quality of life with the RAND36 instrument. A credibility/expectancy questionnaire (CEQ) was used to measure confidence in treatment. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated to follow the patients' recovery. Nurses' experiences of giving acupuncture as a part of routine care were captured in interviews, and analysed with content analysis. Ethical approval was obtained. RESULTS Despite an initially moderate level of trust in acupuncture, the utilization rate of the scheduled acupuncture was 89% and patients asked for extra acupuncture sessions on 28 occasions. No serious side effects were reported. Nurses' experiences of providing acupuncture were positive. They were generally enthusiastic, although they reported finding it difficult to organize group treatments and to find time for acupuncture sessions if they were not scheduled. CONCLUSION Further research into the effectiveness and costs of acupuncture in psychiatric care is needed. This study provides relevant information for clinicians as well as researchers planning future randomized controlled trials.
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- Kajsa Landgren
- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Psychiatric Clinic in Lund, Office of Psychiatry and Habilitation, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden
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Wemrell M, Olsson A, Landgren K. The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Psychiatric Units in Sweden. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2020; 41:946-957. [PMID: 32497455 DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2020.1744203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Mental ill-health has been termed the pandemic of the 21st century, and a large share of those exposed do not receive treatment. Many people with depression, anxiety and other mental health problems consult complementary or alternative medicine (CAM), and CAM is used in conventional psychiatric care, in Sweden and in other countries. However, the extent to which CAM is used in psychiatric care, and for what purposes, are largely unknown. This study is based on a survey distributed to all heads of regional, municipal, private and governmental health care units treating persons with psychiatric symptoms across Sweden in 2019. CAM was reportedly used by 62% of the 489 responding health care units, for symptoms including anxiety, sleep disturbances and depression. Main motivations for CAM use were symptom relief, meeting patients' requests and reduced demand for pharmaceutical medication. Very few respondents reported side effects. The most common reason for interrupting CAM use at a unit was a lack of trained professionals. This study confirms the need for further research about CAM, and for CAM education and training among healthcare professionals.
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- Maria Wemrell
- Unit for Social Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.,Department of Gender Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Health Sciences Center, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden
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- Health Sciences Center, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden.,Office of Psychiatry and Habilitation, Psychiatric Clinic in Lund, Sweden Region Skåne
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Foley H, Steel A, Adams J. Perceptions of person-centred care amongst individuals with chronic conditions who consult complementary medicine practitioners. Complement Ther Med 2020; 52:102518. [PMID: 32951761 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Chronic conditions require continuous, multi-factorial care - such as person-centred care - to address patients' individual health needs and quality of life. Many patients with chronic conditions seek additional care outside mainstream medicine, often consulting complementary medicine (CM) practitioners. This study examines person-centred care experienced by patients with chronic conditions consulting CM practitioners. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING CM clinics around Australia, conducted November 2018 to March 2019. PARTICIPANTS Patients with chronic conditions (n = 153) consulting osteopaths (n = 39), naturopaths (n = 33), massage therapists (n = 29), chiropractors (n = 28) and acupuncturists (n = 24). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Patient-Centred Care Scale, Perceived Provider Support Scale, Empowerment Scale, and Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care measure. RESULTS Patient perceptions of person-centred care were consistently high during consultation with CM practitioners (Patient-centred Care scale mean range 4.22-4.70; Perceived Provider Support scale mean range 4.39-4.69; Empowerment scale mean range 2.20-2.50; Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care mean summary 3.33). Ratings of person-centred care were higher for consultations with CM practitioners than for medical doctors. Patients of naturopaths reported the highest means for perceived person-centred care. Variation in participant ratings for different items between professions indicate nuance in consultation experiences across different CM professions. CONCLUSIONS Person-centred care appears characteristic of CM consultation, which may reflect holistic philosophies. Variations in patient experiences suggest diverse practices across CM professions. CM practitioners may present a resource of person-centred care for addressing unmet needs of individuals with chronic conditions, and reducing the health burden associated with rising rates of chronic conditions.
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- Hope Foley
- Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia; Office of Research, Endeavour College of Natural Health, Brisbane, Australia.
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- Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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- Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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Olsson A, Landgren K. Getting Well Is More Than Gaining Weight - Patients' Experiences of a Treatment Program for Anorexia Nervosa Including Ear Acupuncture. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2020; 41:328-338. [PMID: 31939693 DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2019.1663567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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This study illuminates how 25 in-patients who were treated for anorexia nervosa in a highly specialized clinic for eating disturbances in Sweden experienced the treatment program. The program included structured eating, medication, restrictions in physical activity and supportive dialogues. Patients were also offered semi-standardized NADA ear acupuncture as a complement to relieve stress, anxiety and tension. In total, 46 interviews were analysed qualitatively using latent content analysis. The results showed how participants strived with their slow transition towards recovery. The novelty of integrating acupuncture in psychiatric treatment makes this study interesting. Acupuncture was experienced to relieve anxiety and somatic symptoms through the whole process. Further research is needed to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on the patient's subjective sense of well-being when used as an adjunct to usual care.
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- Anna Olsson
- Health Sciences Center, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Psychiatric Clinic in Lund, Office of Psychiatry and Habilitation, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden
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Lunghi C, Baroni F. Cynefin Framework for Evidence-Informed Clinical Reasoning and Decision-Making. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 119:312-321. [DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.2019.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Landgren K, Strand AS, Ekelin M, Ahlström G. Ear Acupuncture in Psychiatric Care From the Health Care Professionals' Perspective: A Phenomenographic Analysis. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2019; 40:166-175. [PMID: 30605358 DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2018.1534908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ear acupuncture is used as a non-pharmacological complement in psychiatric and addiction care to reduce anxiety, depression and insomnia. The aim of this study was to describe health care professionals' perceptions of giving ear acupuncture in different psychiatric settings. Twenty-four professionals providing ear acupuncture to patients with a variety of psychiatric symptoms and/or addiction were interviewed in focus groups. Data were analyzed with a phenomenographic approach. Ear acupuncture was provided, individually or in groups, to in- and outpatients with a variety of psychiatric symptoms and/or addiction. Three descriptive categories emerged: Another tool in the toolbox, Strengthening the profession and Person-centered care. Participants perceived ear acupuncture to be an effective and safe therapeutic tool, easy to use in concert with other methods and easy to adjust to the patients' needs and requests. They perceived that their professional self-confidence increased when having this non-verbal, person-centered and non-pharmacological tool in their hands as a complement to ordinary care. Professionals perceived that patients trained their social skills while participating in acupuncture, and that the treatment helped patients to influence their subjective psychiatric health through gaining control over symptoms. Acupuncture helped professionals to build a trustful relationship and communicate with their patients, verbally and non-verbally. The finding shows ear acupuncture as a safe treatment and promising in relieving psychiatric and somatic symptoms. Acupuncture facilitates the communication with patient, emphasizing participation and shared decision-making, valuable dimensions of person-centered care. Managers' role and attitude in supporting staff needs to be explored in future research.
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- Kajsa Landgren
- a Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , Lund University , Lund , Sweden
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- a Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , Lund University , Lund , Sweden
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- a Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , Lund University , Lund , Sweden
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Yang L, Adams J, Sibbritt D. Prevalence and Factors Associated with the Use of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine: Results of a Nationally Representative Survey of 17161 Australian Women. Acupunct Med 2018; 35:189-199. [DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2016-011179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background Traditional Chinese Medicine has considerable public support in Australia and elsewhere around the world; the literature suggests Chinese medicine (CM) and acupuncture are particularly popular. Aim To examine factors associated with CM/acupuncture use among young/middle-aged Australian women. Methods This research formed part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH), a population-based cohort study. Data were obtained from the ‘young’ (34–39 years; n=8010) and ‘middle-aged’ (62–67 years; n=9151) ALSWH cohorts, who completed survey 6 (in 2012) and survey 7 (in 2013), respectively. Outcome measures included use of CM and visits to an acupuncturist in the previous 12 months. Predictive factors included demographic characteristics, and measures of health status (diagnosed chronic medical conditions) and health service utilisation. Statistical analyses included bivariate χ2 tests, two proportions Z-tests and backward stepwise multiple logistic regression modelling. Results In total, 9.5% and 6.2% of women in the young and middle-aged cohorts, respectively, had consulted an acupuncturist, and 5.7% and 4.0%, respectively, had used CM. Young women with low iron levels and/or endometriosis were more likely to use CM and/or acupuncture. Middle-aged women with low iron levels and/or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) were more likely to use CM, while middle-aged women with arthritis and/or CFS were more likely to use acupuncture. Conclusions Women with chronic conditions (including arthritis, low iron, CFS and endometriosis) were associated with higher odds of CM/acupuncture use. There is a need for further research to examine the potential benefits of CM/acupuncture for these chronic illnesses.
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- Lu Yang
- Faculty of Health, Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
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Shinjyo N, Green J. Are sage, rosemary and lemon balm effective interventions in dementia? A narrative review of the clinical evidence. Eur J Integr Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2017.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Chae H, Lee J, Jeon ES, Kim JK. Personalized acupuncture treatment with Sasang typology. Integr Med Res 2017; 6:329-336. [PMID: 29296559 PMCID: PMC5741392 DOI: 10.1016/j.imr.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The Sasang typology, traditional Korean personalized medicine, divides people into four Sasang types and suggests type-specific medical herbs and acupuncture for more safe and effective treatment. The main idea of Sasang typology seems relatively simple; however, the Sasang type diagnosis and type-specific treatment in clinical situation has been difficult for the clinicians and researchers. This study provided clinical procedures of type-specific Tae-Geuk Acupuncture (TGA) therapy along with basic understandings on Sasang typology and clinical indices for Sasang type differentiation. The TGA therapy would be useful for psychosomatic complaints and chronic pains by restoring the balance of Yin–Yang. The clinical application of TGA, its related biological mechanisms, and implications for further prospective clinical study were discussed.
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- Han Chae
- Division of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea
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- Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Korea.,Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Korea
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- Division of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.,Department of Alternative Medicine, Medipol Mega Hospital, Turkey
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- Division of Clinical medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, 50610, Korea
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Salamonsen A, Ahlzén R. Epistemological challenges in contemporary Western healthcare systems exemplified by people's widespread use of complementary and alternative medicine. Health (London) 2017; 22:356-371. [PMID: 28401813 DOI: 10.1177/1363459317693408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Modern Western public healthcare systems offer predominantly publicly subsidized healthcare traditionally based on biomedicine as the most important basis to cure persons who suffer from disorders of somatic or psychiatric nature. To which extent this epistemological position is suitable for this purpose is under scientific debate and challenged by some people's personal understandings of health and illness, their individual illness experiences and their decision-making. Current studies show decreasing levels of patient trust in Western public healthcare and a widespread patient-initiated use of complementary and alternative medicine which is often linked to unmet patient-defined healthcare needs. Patients'/complementary and alternative medicine users' understandings of their afflictions are often based on elements of biomedical knowledge as well as embodied and experience-based knowledge. We believe this points to the need for a phenomenologically and socially based understanding of health and illness. In this article, we analyze challenges in contemporary healthcare systems, exemplified by people's widespread use of complementary and alternative medicine and based on three ways of understanding and relating to unhealth: disease (the biomedical perspective), illness (the phenomenological perspective), and sickness (the social perspective). In public healthcare systems aiming at involving patients in treatment processes, acknowledging the coexistence of differing epistemologies may be of great importance to define and reach goals of treatment and compliance.
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- Anita Salamonsen
- UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Norway.,Karlstad Hospital, Sweden.,University Hospital of Örebro, Sweden
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- Karlstad Hospital, Sweden.,University Hospital of Örebro, Sweden
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Shen L, Ye B, Sun H, Lin Y, van Wietmarschen H, Shen B. Systems Health: A Transition from Disease Management Toward Health Promotion. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 1028:149-164. [PMID: 29058221 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6041-0_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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To date, most of the chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, are the leading cause of death. Current strategies toward disease treatment, e.g., risk prediction and target therapy, still have limitations for precision medicine due to the dynamic and complex nature of health. Interactions among genetics, lifestyle, and surrounding environments have nonnegligible effects on disease evolution. Thus a transition in health-care area is urgently needed to address the hysteresis of diagnosis and stabilize the increasing health-care costs. In this chapter, we explored new insights in the field of health promotion and introduced the integration of systems theories with health science and clinical practice. On the basis of systems biology and systems medicine, a novel concept called "systems health" was comprehensively advocated. Two types of bioinformatics models, i.e., causal loop diagram and quantitative model, were selected as examples for further illumination. Translational applications of these models in systems health were sequentially discussed. Moreover, we highlighted the bridging of ancient and modern views toward health and put forward a proposition for citizen science and citizen empowerment in health promotion.
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- Li Shen
- Center for Systems Biology, Soochow University, No.1 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Center for Systems Biology, Soochow University, No.1 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Center for Systems Biology, Soochow University, No.1 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Center for Systems Biology, Soochow University, No.1 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China.
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Golubnitschaja O, Baban B, Boniolo G, Wang W, Bubnov R, Kapalla M, Krapfenbauer K, Mozaffari MS, Costigliola V. Medicine in the early twenty-first century: paradigm and anticipation - EPMA position paper 2016. EPMA J 2016; 7:23. [PMID: 27800037 PMCID: PMC5078893 DOI: 10.1186/s13167-016-0072-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Olga Golubnitschaja
- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
- Radiologic Department, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
- Breast Cancer Research Centre, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
- Augusta University, Augusta, GA USA
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA USA
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- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Chirurgico Specialistiche, Università di Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara, 64A, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- Institute for Advanced Study, Technische Universität München, Garching bei München, Germany
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- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
- School of Medical Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- WHO Expert Panel (Member), Geneva, Switzerland
- Global Health Epidemiology Reference Group (GHERG), Edinburgh, UK
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- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
- Clinical hospital “Pheophania” of State Affairs Department, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
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- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
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- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
- Augusta University, Augusta, GA USA
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Augusta University, Augusta, GA USA
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- European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, Brussels, Belgium
- European Medical Association, Brussels, Belgium
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Ruiz-Lurduy R, Rocha-Buelvas A, Pérez-Hernández E, Córdoba-Sánchez C. Desarrollo social y salud pública. Reflexiones en torno a la interculturalidad. REVISTA FACULTAD NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA 2016. [DOI: 10.17533/udea.rfnsp.v34n3a12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Tassinari M, Roberti di Sarsina P. Evidence-based medicine and acupuncture: old bias for new perspectives in clinical context. J Eval Clin Pract 2015; 21:1035-7. [PMID: 26277999 DOI: 10.1111/jep.12435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Charity for Person Centred Medicine-Moral Entity, Bologna, Italy.,Observatory and Methods for Health, Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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Roberti di Sarsina P, Tassinari M. Person-centred healthcare and medicine paradigm: it's time to clarify. EPMA J 2015; 6:11. [PMID: 26060512 PMCID: PMC4460744 DOI: 10.1186/s13167-015-0033-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The person-centred healthcare and medicine paradigm is in need of a strong theoretical framework not only to explain what it is but to prevent dangerous confusions of terminology or reductive oversimplification of its true scope: for example, it may be integrated into biomedicine, whereas person-centred medicine and Traditional Systems and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (TCAM) actually stand in the position of interacting with the conventional health system. Emphasis on person-centred care is also in line with World Health Organization (WHO) policy and the International Declarations of Beijing and Alma Ata. Interaction of TCAM and person-centred approach to all forms of medicine will ensure variety of therapy in tackling the intrinsically complex and multifaceted issue of health and healing. It will also prevent inestimable traditional knowledge from being lost.
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- Paolo Roberti di Sarsina
- />Charity for Person Centered Medicine-Moral Entity, Bologna, Italy
- />Observatory and Methods for Health, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Yoo JE, Oh DS. Potential benefits of acupuncture for enhanced recovery in gynaecological surgery. Complement Med Res 2015; 22:111-6. [PMID: 26021961 DOI: 10.1159/000381360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We aimed to evaluate if acupuncture can improve clinical benefits and patient satisfaction after gynaecological surgery supported by enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programmes. Therefore, we evaluated patient as well as clinical outcome in patient recovery after surgery. We searched MEDLINE, PubMed and EMBASE for articles dealing with post-operative acupuncture and extracted 9 suitable studies. We expected acupuncture to alleviate surgical stress, reduce emetic symptom and accelerate recovery from complications in pre-, intra-, and post-operative phases. Gastrointestinal motility and coldness achieved the full improvement rate of 50%. With regard to post-operative nausea and vomiting, 3 studies showed more than 30% and 1 showed 16% improvement. Sore throat and urinary retention achieved a mild improvement rate of 16% and 12%, respectively. In this study, we demonstrated that acupuncture can enhance recovery in gynaecological surgery without adverse effects and thus should be considered in ERAS.
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- Jeong-Eun Yoo
- National Clinical Research Centre for Korean Medicine (NCRC), Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital (PNUKH), Yangsan, South Korea
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Golubnitschaja O, Costigliola V. EPMA summit 2014 under the auspices of the presidency of Italy in the EU: professional statements. EPMA J 2015; 6:4. [PMID: 25878761 PMCID: PMC4397737 DOI: 10.1186/s13167-015-0026-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Over the next 10-20 years, a pessimistic prognosis considers pandemic scenario for type 2 diabetes mellitus, neurodegenerative disorders and some types of cancer followed by the economic disaster of healthcare systems in a global scale. Well-recognised deficits of currently provided medical services result from the delayed 'disease care'. Herewith EPMA releases the long-term strategies for the effective promotion of predictive, preventive and personalised medicine (PPPM) considered as the medicine of the future. Under the EPMA-umbrella, an international forum of currently 45 countries is actively contributing to the development and implementation of the innovative PPPM concepts. EPMA is open for collaboration with other leading European and global professional networks relevant for the effective promotion of PPPM in sciences and practical implementation.
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- Olga Golubnitschaja
- Department of Radiology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany ; The European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, 1150 Brussels, Belgium
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- The European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, 1150 Brussels, Belgium
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Trovato FM, Catalano D, Musumeci G, Trovato GM. 4Ps medicine of the fatty liver: the research model of predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory medicine-recommendations for facing obesity, fatty liver and fibrosis epidemics. EPMA J 2014; 5:21. [PMID: 25937854 PMCID: PMC4417534 DOI: 10.1186/1878-5085-5-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Relationship between adipose tissue and fatty liver, and its possible evolution in fibrosis, is supported by clinical and research experience. Given the multifactorial pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), treatments for various contributory risk factors have been proposed; however, there is no single validated therapy or drug association recommended for all cases which can stand alone. Mechanisms, diagnostics, prevention and treatment of obesity, fatty liver and insulin resistance are displayed along with recommendations and position points. Evidences and practice can get sustainable and cost-benefit valuable outcomes by participatory interventions. These recommendations can be enhanced by comprehensive research projects, addressed to societal issues and innovation, market appeal and industry development, cultural acceptance and sustainability. The basis of participatory medicine is a greater widespread awareness of a condition which is both a disease and an easy documented and inclusive clue for associated diseases and unhealthy lifestyle. This model is suitable for addressing prevention and useful for monitoring improvement, worsening and adherence with non-invasive imaging tools which allow targeted approaches. The latter include health psychology and nutritional and physical exercise prescription expertise disseminated by continuous medical education but, more important, by concrete curricula for training undergraduate and postgraduate students. It is possible and recommended to do it by early formal teaching of ultrasound imaging procedures and of practical lifestyle intervention strategies, including approaches aimed to healthier fashion suggestions. Guidelines and requirements of research project funding calls should be addressed also to NAFLD and allied conditions and should encompass the goal of training by research and the inclusion of participatory medicine topics. A deeper awareness of ethics of competences in health professionals and the articulation of knowledge, expertise and skills of medical doctors, dieticians, health psychologists and sport and physical exercise graduates are the necessary strategy for detectin a suboptimal health status and achieving realistically beneficial lifestyle changes. “The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat” (Albert Einstein); the task of medical research and intervention is to make possible to enjoy life also without things that make sufferance in health and souls and which excessively increase body fat.
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- Francesca Maria Trovato
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine Division, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 78-95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine Division, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 78-95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 87-95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine Division, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 78-95123 Catania, Italy
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Patwardhan B. Bridging Ayurveda with evidence-based scientific approaches in medicine. EPMA J 2014; 5:19. [PMID: 25395997 PMCID: PMC4230501 DOI: 10.1186/1878-5085-5-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This article reviews contemporary approaches for bridging Ayurveda with evidence-based medicine. In doing so, the author presents a pragmatic assessment of quality, methodology and extent of scientific research in Ayurvedic medicine. The article discusses the meaning of evidence and indicates the need to adopt epistemologically sensitive methods and rigorous experimentation using modern science. The author critically analyzes the status of Ayurvedic medicine based on personal observations, peer interactions and published research. This review article concludes that traditional knowledge systems like Ayurveda and modern scientific evidence-based medicine should be integrated. The author advocates that Ayurvedic researchers should develop strategic collaborations with innovative initiatives like ‘Horizon 2020’ involving predictive, preventive and personalized medicine (PPPM).
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- Bhushan Patwardhan
- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra 411007 India
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Ma Y, Sun S, Peng CK. Applications of dynamical complexity theory in traditional Chinese medicine. Front Med 2014; 8:279-84. [PMID: 25204292 DOI: 10.1007/s11684-014-0367-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been gradually accepted by the world. Despite its widespread use in clinical settings, a major challenge in TCM is to study it scientifically. This difficulty arises from the fact that TCM views human body as a complex dynamical system, and focuses on the balance of the human body, both internally and with its external environment. As a result, conventional tools that are based on reductionist approach are not adequate. Methods that can quantify the dynamics of complex integrative systems may bring new insights and utilities about the clinical practice and evaluation of efficacy of TCM. The dynamical complexity theory recently proposed and its computational algorithm, Multiscale Entropy (MSE) analysis, are consistent with TCM concepts. This new system level analysis has been successfully applied to many health and disease related topics in medicine. We believe that there could be many promising applications of this dynamical complexity concept in TCM. In this article, we propose some promising applications and research areas that TCM practitioners and researchers can pursue.
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- Yan Ma
- Division of Interdisciplinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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Lee SJ, Park SH, Cloninger CR, Kim YH, Hwang M, Chae H. Biopsychological traits of Sasang typology based on Sasang personality questionnaire and body mass index. Altern Ther Health Med 2014; 14:315. [PMID: 25164072 PMCID: PMC4247217 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background The purpose of present study was to examine biological and psychological characteristics of people according to the Sasang typology, which is popular in Korea. We evaluated the Sasang Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) as a measure of temperament, and Body Mass Index (BMI) as a measure of the somatic properties of each Sasang type. Methods Subjects were 2506 (877 males, 1629 females) outpatients between the ages of 20 through 70 who requested traditional medical assessment and treatment in Korea. The structural validity of the SPQ was examined and its correlation with BMI was analyzed. The SPQ and BMI measures of each Sasang type across age and gender were presented and their differences were analyzed with Analysis of Variance. Results Confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis identified an acceptable three-factor structure of the SPQ measuring differences in individual’s behavior, emotion, and cognition. SPQ scores (29.71 ± 1.00, 28.29 ± 0.19 and 26.14 ± 0.22) and BMI scores (22.92 ± 0.09, 25.56 ± 0.10 and 21.44 ± 0.10) were significantly (p < 0.001) different among So-Yang, Tae-Eum and So-Eum Sasang types, respectively. Conclusions The results showed that the SPQ and BMI is a reliable measure for quantifying the biopsychological characteristics of each types, and useful for guiding personalized and type-specific treatment with medical herbs and acupuncture.
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