Cooper, K.L., Harris, P.E., Relton, C. et al. (1 more author) (2013) Prevalence of visits to five types of complementary and alternative medicine practitioners by the general population: A systematic review. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice , 19 (4). pp. 214-220. ISSN 1744-3881
Abstract
Objective
To systematically review surveys of 12-month prevalence of visits to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners for five therapies: acupuncture, homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, and medical herbalism.
Methods
Studies were identified via database searches to 2011. Study quality was assessed using a six-item tool.
Results
Forty-one surveys across 12 countries were included. Twenty-five (61%) met four of six quality criteria. Prevalence of visits by adults were (median, range): acupuncturists 1.4% (0.2–7.5%, N = 27 surveys), homeopaths 1.5% (0.2–2.9%, N = 20 surveys), osteopaths 1.9% (0.2–4.4%, N = 9 surveys), chiropractors 7.5% (0.3–16.7, N = 33 surveys), medical herbalists 0.9% (0.3–4.7%, N = 14 surveys). Estimates were slightly lower for children and higher for older adults. There was little change over the past 15–20 years.
Conclusions
This review summarises 12-month prevalence of visits to CAM practitioners in Europe, North America, Australia, East Asia, Saudi Arabia and Israel. A small but significant percentage of these general populations visit CAM practitioners each year.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Systematic review; Prevalence; Complementary therapies; Acupuncture; Homeopathy |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 May 2016 11:27 |
Last Modified: | 09 May 2016 11:27 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.06.006 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.06.006 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96913 |
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