Homeopathy and health related Quality of Life: a patient satisfaction survey in six European countries and Brazil.

Conclusions on clinical impact must be cautious. 6% of the patients experienced side-effects which they attributed to homeopathic treatment. 7.8% of the patients reported significant aggravation at the beginning of the homeopathic treatment and 26.2% slight aggravation of symptoms.
CONCLUSIONS: The satisfaction of patients using a medical homeopathic approach is linked to the perceived competence of the doctor homeopath, the perceived improvement of the main complaints limitations and the time dedicated to them by the doctor.
PMID: 25439041 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Homeopathy - October 1, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Van Wassenhoven M, Goossens M, Anelli M, Sermeus G, Kupers P, Morgado C, Martin E, Bezerra M Tags: Homeopathy Source Type: research