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Identifying Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage Information from Internet Resources. A Systematic Review.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Safety and use of complementary and alternative medicine in Norway during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic using an adapted version of the I-CAM-Q; a cross-sectional survey.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022Article
- Spontaneously generated online patient experience data - how and why is it being used in health research: an umbrella scoping review.BMC medical research methodology · 2022Article
- Tracking discussions of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a month-by-month sentiment analysis of Twitter data.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022Article
- Quality of complementary and alternative medicine information for type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional survey and quality assessment of websites.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2021Article
- Evaluation of China's public health system response to COVID-19.Journal of global health · 2021Article
- Characteristics of Websites Presenting Parenteral Supplementation Services in Five European Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2020Article
- In the Turkish News: Coronavirus and "Alternative & complementary" medicine methods.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2020Article
- Is non-traditional therapy for multiple sclerosis overwhelming in Saudi Arabia.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2019Observational
- Identifying Supplement Use Within Clinical Notes: An Applicationof Natural Language Processing.AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science proceedings. AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesIdentify and highlight research issues and methods used in studying Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) information needs, access, and exchange over the Internet.
methodsA literature search was conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines from PubMed to identify articles that have studied Internet use in the CAM context. Additional searches were conducted at Nature.com and Google Scholar.
resultsThe Internet provides a major medium for attaining CAM information and can also serve as an avenue for conducting CAM related surveys. Based on the literature analyzed in this review, there seems to be significant interest in developing methodologies for identifying CAM treatments, including the analysis of search query data and social media platform discussions. Several studies have also underscored the challenges in developing approaches for identifying the reliability of CAM-related information on the Internet, which may not be supported with reliable sources. The overall findings of this review suggest that there are opportunities for developing approaches for making available accurate information and developing ways to restrict the spread and sale of potentially harmful CAM products and information.
conclusionsAdvances in Internet research are yet to be used in context of understanding CAM prevalence and perspectives. Such approaches may provide valuable insights into the current trends and needs in context of CAM use and spread.
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