不孕症诊所和针:基于网络的定性研究.
Bethany Magee1, Kevin Richard Smith2
1Division of Health Science, School of Applied Sciences, Abertay University, Dundee, DD1 1HG, UK.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
|August 1, 2023
概括
许多英国生育诊所提供针,一种补充和替代医学 (CAM) 治疗,但没有足够的有效证据. 大多数诊所网站都缺乏有关针的关键细节.
科学领域:
- 生殖医学 生殖医学
- 补充和替代医学 (CAM)
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 对生育治疗的需求不断增长,刺激了提供CAM治疗的私人诊所的增长.
- 针是最常见的CAM治疗不孕症,尽管支持其有效性的证据有限.
- 患者的知情同意和现实的期望在生育治疗决策中至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估英国CAM生育诊所网站上提供的信息的全面性.
- 评估这些诊所在多大程度上披露有关针疗法的疗效,风险和不孕不育的成功率的信息.
主要方法:
- 在英国提供针的CAM生育诊所网站上进行了内容分析.
- 资格标准适用于200个诊所网站的样本.
- 数据提取集中在与针治疗在不孕症治疗中的有效性,安全性和成功率相关的信息上.
主要成果:
- 在48家符合条件的诊所中,大多数网站提供了有关针治疗不孕症有效性的信息不足.
- 关于针治疗风险和成功率的关键细节在分析的网站上基本上不存在.
- 关于针在生育护理中的证据基础的透明沟通存在重大差距.
结论:
- 在CAM生育诊所网站上的有限信息可能会损害患者的自主权和知情决策.
- 对针疗法的有效性和风险的不充分披露可能会导致虚假的希望和延迟有效的治疗.
- 需要通过提供针治疗不孕症的诊所提高透明度和基于证据的信息传播.
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