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Complementary and conventional medicine: a concept map.

Carol M Baldwin¹, Kendall Kroesen, William M Trochim

¹Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Research Service Line, Tucson, AZ, USA. carolb@resp-sci.arizona.edu

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

|March 17, 2004

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Concept mapping revealed how complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and conventional providers view healthcare. This method effectively identified key domains for developing future CAM surveys.

Area of Science:

Healthcare research
Medical sociology
Health services research

Background:

Limited research exists on conceptual domains emphasized by CAM and conventional providers in surveys.
Existing literature on CAM in the US lacks provider perspectives on survey content.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe and interpret concept mapping results from conventional and CAM practitioners.
To identify key conceptual domains for a CAM survey for US military veterans.

Main Methods:

Concept mapping, including free sorts, ratings, and multidimensional scaling.
A panel of CAM providers, conventional providers, and university faculty participated.

Main Results:

Eight conceptual clusters were identified: Self-assessment/Quality of Life, Health Status/Behaviors, Health Self-assessment, Practical/Economic/Environmental Concerns, Needs Assessment, CAM vs. Conventional Medicine, CAM Knowledge, and CAM Experience.

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Panelists viewed the interaction between CAM and conventional medicine as crucial.

Conclusions:

Concept mapping offers insights into provider views on healthcare.
This methodology is valuable for formulating CAM-related conceptual domains for surveys.