补充替代医学:一种以文化为中心的治疗慢性疼痛的方法,来自一个美洲印第安人社区
概括
补充替代医学 (CAM) 疗法,包括按摩,针和手术护理,显著改善了参与者的身体,精神,精神和情感健康. 这种整体方法促进了更大的希望和健康,特别是对于那些管理慢性疼痛的人来说.
科学领域:
- 综合医学是一个整体的医学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 行为健康 行为健康
背景情况:
- 补充替代医学 (CAM) 提供了对健康和健康的整体方法.
- 评估CAM在基于保留的医疗保健环境中的影响对于文化相关的护理至关重要.
- 阿片类药物使用障碍通常与慢性疼痛有关,需要不同的治疗策略.
研究的目的:
- 探索CAM疗法 (按摩,针,手术) 在基于预约的门诊环境中的好处.
- 评估CAM对参与者的心理,身体,精神和情感健康的影响.
- 评估CAM作为一种以文化为中心的慢性疼痛管理方法的潜力.
主要方法:
- 使用了一个同行驱动的,共同创建的调查工具,使用了固定的答案问题.
- 调查是在会议后由同行恢复支持专家进行的.
- 配对的t测试分析了40名参与者的会前和会后自我报告的健康评级.
主要成果:
- 在所有测量健康领域都观察到显著的改善:身体,精神,情绪和精神.
- 身体健康显示出最大的增长,平均得分显著上升 (t(78) = 6.46,p = .0001).
- 83%的参与者报告说,在CAM治疗后,他们对整体健康和健康的希望增加了.
结论:
- 辅助疗法对参与者的整体健康和归属感产生了积极的影响.
- 综合性和潜在的文化中心性质的CAM显示了管理慢性疼痛的希望.
- 建议进行进一步的研究,将CAM纳入文化特定的疼痛管理策略中,特别是在阿片类药物使用障碍方面.
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