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Engaging with complementary and alternative medicine in general practice.

Marion Upsdell¹, Chrystal Jaye

¹marionupsdelldodd@gmail.com

Journal of Primary Health Care

|March 2, 2011

Summary

General practitioners (GPs) increasingly encounter complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in patient consultations. GPs engage with CAM to remain patient-centered, provide evidence-based information, and minimize potential harm.

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Area of Science:

General Practice
Integrative Medicine
Health Services Research

Background:

Surveys indicate growing interest and experience among New Zealand GPs with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
This study investigates GPs' engagement with CAM, their healthcare aims, encountered difficulties, and consultation strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the motivations behind General Practitioners' (GPs) engagement with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
To understand how GPs' engagement with CAM aligns with their healthcare objectives and how challenges are managed.

Main Methods:

A qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews with 12 mainstream GPs in the greater Auckland area.
Grounded theory analysis was applied to interview transcripts.

Main Results:

All interviewed GPs encountered patient interest in CAM to varying degrees.
GPs who engaged with CAM did so to maintain patient-centered care, contextualize patient choices, offer evidence-based information, and mitigate potential harms.

Conclusions:

Findings support previous research on GPs encountering CAM and highlight specific reasons for engagement.
Enhanced dialogue between mainstream and non-mainstream practitioners, alongside access to reliable CAM knowledge sources, would benefit GPs.