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ReviewRheumatology international2017

A critical review of complementary and alternative medicine use among people with arthritis: a focus upon prevalence, cost, user profiles, motivation, decision-making, perceived benefits and communication.

Lu Yang, David Sibbritt, Jon Adams

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Review in Rheumatology international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lu YangAustralian Research Center in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, Building 10, Level 8, Room 225, 235-253 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3764-6369
David SibbrittAustralian Research Center in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, Building 10, Level 8, Room 225, 235-253 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.
Jon AdamsAustralian Research Center in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, Building 10, Level 8, Room 225, 235-253 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia. Jon.Adams@uts.edu.au.
University of Technology Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A critical review of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among people with arthritis was conducted focusing upon prevalence and profile of CAM users as well as their motivation, decision-making, perceived benefits and communication with healthcare providers. A comprehensive search of peer-reviewed literature published from 2008 to 2015 was undertaken via CINAHL, Medline and AMED databases. The initial search identified 4331 articles, of which 49 articles met selection criteria. The review shows a high prevalence of CAM use (often multiple types and concurrent to conventional medical care) among those with arthritis which is not restricted to any particular geographic or social-economic status. A large proportion of arthritis sufferers using CAM consider these medicines to be somewhat or very effective but almost half do not inform their healthcare provider about their CAM use. It is suggested that rheumatologists and others providing health care for patients with arthritis should be cognizant of the high prevalence of CAM use and the challenges associated with possible concurrent use of CAM and conventional medicine among their patients.

Indexed as

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeArthritisAttitude of Health PersonnelComplementary TherapiesDecision MakingHumansProfessional-Patient RelationsAlternative therapiesArthritisComplementary and alternative medicineComplementary therapiesOsteoarthritisRheumatic arthritis

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PMID27889825
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