Building a Strategic Framework for Comparative Effectiveness Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Joint Authors
Gliklich, Richard
Green, Lawrence
Luce, Bryan
McCaffrey, Anne
Rafferty Withers, Shelly
Sox, Harold C.
Tunis, Sean
Berman, Brian M.
Lewith, George T.
Witt, Claudia M.
Chesney, Margaret A.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The increasing burden of chronic diseases presents not only challenges to the knowledge and expertise of the professional medical community, but also highlights the need to improve the quality and relevance of clinical research in this domain.
Many patients now turn to complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) to treat their chronic illnesses; however, there is very little evidence to guide their decision-making in usual care.
The following research recommendations were derived from a CIM Stakeholder Symposium on Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER): (1) CER studies should be made a priority in this field; (2) stakeholders should be engaged at every stage of the research; (3) CER study designs should highlight effectiveness over efficacy; (4) research questions should be well defined to enable the selection of an appropriate CER study design; (5) the CIM community should cultivate widely shared understandings, discourse, tools, and technologies to support the use and validity of CER methods; (6) Effectiveness Guidance Documents on methodological standards should be developed to shape future CER studies.
CER is an emerging field and its development and impact must be reflected in future research strategies within CIM.
This stakeholder symposium was a first step in providing systematic guidance for future CER in this field.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Witt, Claudia M.& Chesney, Margaret A.& Gliklich, Richard& Green, Lawrence& Lewith, George T.& Luce, Bryan…[et al.]. 2012. Building a Strategic Framework for Comparative Effectiveness Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Witt, Claudia M.…[et al.]. Building a Strategic Framework for Comparative Effectiveness Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Witt, Claudia M.& Chesney, Margaret A.& Gliklich, Richard& Green, Lawrence& Lewith, George T.& Luce, Bryan…[et al.]. Building a Strategic Framework for Comparative Effectiveness Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028383
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028383