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Are health services research methods a match for CAM?
Patricia M Herman1, Karen D'Huyvetter, M Jane Mohler
1Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
|May 20, 2006
Summary
Health services research (HSR) offers potential solutions for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research challenges. Current CAM HSR studies are limited, highlighting the need for more comprehensive research to improve patient outcomes and integrate CAM into conventional care.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research (HSR)
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Background:
- CAM researchers advocate for novel research methodologies.
- Health Services Research (HSR) is identified as a key research goal for CAM.
- This article explores the potential of HSR to address CAM's research needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide an overview of Health Services Research (HSR).
- To summarize published HSR studies within Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM).
- To discuss the reciprocal benefits of HSR for CAM and vice versa.
Main Methods:
- Literature search conducted at the University of Arizona.
- Analysis of 84 published CAM HSR studies.
- Comparison of existing CAM HSR studies with the broader scope of HSR.
Main Results:
- Identified 84 published CAM HSR studies, predominantly surveys and economic outcome studies.
- Found that CAM HSR research has not yet reached its full potential.
- Highlighted the need for studies on patient-provider-system interactions and patient-centered outcomes.
Conclusions:
- HSR methods can address methodological challenges in CAM research.
- HSR can improve clinical, patient-centered, and economic outcomes in both CAM and conventional care.
- CAM research, particularly on patient attraction to CAM, can enrich conventional HSR methods and topics.
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