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A survey of the training and working arrangements of general practitioners providing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care in a rural area of Maharashtra State
Conclusion: Many GPs practising “modern medicine” only had qualifications in Ayurveda/Homeopathy and fewer GPs are involved in the management of COPD as compared to asthma. These are important factors that form the context for initiatives seeking to improve the quality of community-based care for people with CRD in Maharashtra state in India.
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - December 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Dhiraj Agarwal Makrand Ghorpade Pam Smith Sanjay Juvekar Hilary Pinnock Source Type: research

Prevalence and associated factors with homeopathy use in Brazil: a population-based study
Cad Saude Publica. 2022 Sep 23;38(9):e00261821. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XEN261821. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTDespite the controversy about its efficacy, homeopathy is considered a medical practice alternative to the conventional medical model. Prevalence of homeopathy use varies greatly among countries and the literature has conflicting evidence about the relation between sociodemographic factors and health conditions associated with homeopathy use. We aim to estimate the prevalence of homeopathy use and its association with self-perceived health status, depression, and sociodemographic factors. We used data from 90,846 partic...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - September 28, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alexandre Faisal-Cury Daniel Maur ício de Oliveira Rodrigues Source Type: research

Media and homeopathy : Reporting between proximity to lobbyism and distance from science.
Abstract Media coverage of homeopathy frequently appears outside the evidence-based scientific context compared to other medical topics, even though it is good and accepted journalistic practice to report on medicine and health in an evidence-based way.Starting from the previous lack of systematic analyses or empirical data on homeopathy in the media, the authors present a narrative approach to the topic based on their years of observation of the media landscape from the perspective of science-based homeopathy criticism. As an explanatory hypothesis for the many media contributions on homeopathy that are far from...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - December 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Grams N, Endruscheit U Tags: Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Source Type: research

Patient perceptions of clinical care in complementary medicine: A systematic review of the consultation experience
Complementary medicine (CM) comprises an extensive and varied body of health-care professions generally considered separate to conventional medicine [1]. Commonly accessed CM professions include naturopathy, herbal medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic and massage [2,3]. CM use amongst the general population has been identified as both prevalent and consistently increasing on an international level [4,5], including patients with chronic health conditions [6,7]. It has also been asserted that the integration of CM consultations alongside the provision of conventional primary health-care services can enhance the qu...
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - September 21, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hope Foley, Amie Steel Tags: Review article Source Type: research

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