ArticleBMC public health2005
Homeopathic medical practice: long-term results of a cohort study with 3981 patients.
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- Case Reporting in Homeopathy-An Overview of Guidelines and Scientific Tools.Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2022Article
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- Are the effects of homeopathy attributable to a statistical artefact? A reanalysis of an observational study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Article
- Homeopathic medications as clinical alternatives for symptomatic care of acute otitis media and upper respiratory infections in children.Global advances in health and medicine · 2013Article
- Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine: Clinical Research between Modernity and Traditional Medicine-The State of Research and Methodological Suggestions for the Future.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2011Article
- A grounded theory study of homeopathic practitioners' perceptions and experiences of the homeopathic consultation.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2011Article
- Predictors of outcome after 6 and 12 months following anthroposophic therapy for adult outpatients with chronic disease: a secondary analysis from a prospective observational study.BMC research notes · 2010Article
- Homeopathic treatment of elderly patients--a prospective observational study with follow-up over a two year period.BMC geriatrics · 2010Article
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Abstract
backgroundOn the range of diagnoses, course of treatment, and long-term outcome in patients who chose to receive homeopathic medical treatment very little is known. We investigated homeopathic practice in an industrialized country under everyday conditions.
methodsIn a prospective, multicentre cohort study with 103 primary care practices with additional specialisation in homeopathy in Germany and Switzerland, data from all patients (age > 1 year) consulting the physician for the first time were observed. The main outcome measures were: Patient and physician assessments (numeric rating scales from 0 to 10) and quality of life at baseline, and after 3, 12, and 24 months.
resultsA total of 3,981 patients were studied including 2,851 adults (29% men, mean age 42.5 +/- 13.1 years; 71% women, 39.9 +/- 12.4 years) and 1,130 children (52% boys, 6.5 +/- 3.9 years; 48% girls, 7.0 +/- 4.3 years). Ninety-seven percent of all diagnoses were chronic with an average duration of 8.8 +/- 8 years. The most frequent diagnoses were allergic rhinitis in men, headache in women, and atopic dermatitis in children. Disease severity decreased significantly (p < 0.001) between baseline and 24 months (adults from 6.2 +/- 1.7 to 3.0 +/- 2.2; children from 6.1 +/- 1.8 to 2.2 +/- 1.9). Physicians' assessments yielded similar results. For adults and young children, major improvements were observed for quality of life, whereas no changes were seen in adolescents. Younger age and more severe disease at baseline were factors predictive of better therapeutic success.
conclusionDisease severity and quality of life demonstrated marked and sustained improvements following homeopathic treatment period. Our findings indicate that homeopathic medical therapy may play a beneficial role in the long-term care of patients with chronic diseases.
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