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Elisabeth Aleman1, Emerson B Nairon, Deseary Sida
1At the Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Elisabeth Aleman is an RN; Emerson Nairon is a clinical research associate; Deseary Sida is a clinical research associate, but was a student intern during the study; and DaiWai Olson is a professor.
Purpose:
To determine if increased accessibility to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) increases the usage of CAM interventions.
Methods:
A prospective pre-post study with a "run-in" design in a hospital with two inpatient rehabilitation floors was used. Data were analyzed with SAS v9.4.
Results:
CAM use before implementation was 2.8 (1.0); after implementation, 3.1 (0.56).
Conclusion:
Greater access to CAM materials did not significantly increase their use (P = .233). Aromatherapy was used more after increased availability, but heat and cold application decreased. Nurses valued CAM even though independent practice was not fully supported.
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