Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29947699›Full record

ReviewSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina

What do Cochrane systematic reviews say about new practices on integrative medicine?

Rachel Riera, Vinícius Lopes Braga, Luana Pompeu Dos Santos Rocha, Daniel Damasceno Bernardo, Luísa Avelar Fernandes de Andrade, Jessica Chiu Hsu, Luciana Di Giovanni Marques da Silva, Rodrigo Cesar de Sá Suetsugu, Nicole Hosni Dittrich, Lucas Riguete Pereira de Lima and 14 more

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Review in Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

0 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Rachel RieraMD, MSc, PhD. Rheumatologist; Adjunct Professor, Discipline of Evidence-Based Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp); and Researcher, Cochrane Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9522-1871
Vinícius Lopes BragaUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6736-2928
Luana Pompeu Dos Santos RochaUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5864-973X
Daniel Damasceno BernardoUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5445-9210
Luísa Avelar Fernandes de AndradeUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4220-2703
Jessica Chiu HsuUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4011-8233
Luciana Di Giovanni Marques da SilvaUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1516-8503
Rodrigo Cesar de Sá SuetsuguUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3388-6330
Nicole Hosni DittrichUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5546-3836
Lucas Riguete Pereira de LimaUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1394-5241
Vicente Penido da SilveiraUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9111-3814
Barbara Caon KruglenskyUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2578-8263
Letícia de Freitas LeonelUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2432-1469
Edivando de Moura BarrosUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8190-7920
Anderson Adriano Leal Freitas da CostaUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6944-103X
Miguel Lins QuintellaUndergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2504-3010
Rafael Leite PachecoMD. Postgraduate Student, Evidence-Based Health Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), and Assistant Researcher, Cochrane Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7487-8471
Carolina de Oliveira CruzMSc. Psychologist; Postgraduate Student, Evidence-Based Health Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp); and Assistant Researcher, Cochrane Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9146-4684
Ana Luiza Cabrera MartimbiancoMSc, PhD. Physiotherapist; Postdoctoral Student, Evidence-Based Health Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp); and Volunteer Researcher, Cochrane Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4361-4526
Daniela Vianna PachitoMD, MSc. Neurologist; Postgraduate Student, Evidence-Based Health Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp); and Assistant Researcher, Cochrane Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7052-7735
Vania MozeticMD. Ophthalmologist; Postgraduate Student, Evidence-Based Health Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp); and Volunteer, Cochrane Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6243-1350
Tatiana de Bruyn Ferraz TeixeiraJournalist; Professor, Fundação Casper Libero, São Paulo (SP); Postgraduate Student, Evidence-Based Health Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp); and Volunteer, Cochrane Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5585-0294
Maria Regina TorloniMD, MSc, PhD. Obstetrician; Affiliated Professor, Discipline of Evidence-Based Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp); and Researcher, Cochrane Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4944-0720
Alvaro Nagib AtallahMD, MSc, PhD. Nephrologist; Full Professor, Discipline of Evidence-Based Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp); and Director, Cochrane Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0890-594X
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRCochrane · BRCasper Líbero Foundation · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study identified and summarized all Cochrane systematic reviews (SRs) on the effects of ten integrative practices that were recently added to the Brazilian public healthcare system (SUS). DESIGN AND

settingReview of systematic reviews, conducted in the Discipline of Evidence-Based Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp).

methodsReview of Cochrane SRs on the following interventions were identified, summarized and critically assessed: apitherapy, aromatherapy, bioenergetics, family constellation, flower therapy, chromotherapy, geotherapy, hypnotherapy, hand imposition or ozone therapy.

resultsWe included a total of 16 SRs: 4 on apitherapy, 4 on aromatherapy, 6 on hypnotherapy and 2 on ozone therapy. No Cochrane SR was found regarding bioenergetics, family constellation, chromotherapy, clay therapy, flower therapy or hand imposition. The only high-quality evidence was in relation to the potential benefit of apitherapy, specifically regarding some benefits from honey dressings for partial healing of burn wounds, for reduction of coughing among children with acute coughs and for preventing allergic reactions to insect stings.

conclusionExcept for some specific uses of apitherapy (honey for burn wounds and for acute coughs and bee venom for allergic reactions to insect stings), the use of ten integrative practices that have recently been incorporated into SUS does not seem to be supported by evidence from Cochrane SRs.

Indexed as

Review Literature as TopicApitherapyAromatherapyEvidence-Based MedicineHumansHypnosisIntegrative MedicineOzoneOzone

Identifiers

PMID29947699
PMCPMC9907739
OpenAlexW2886893687

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