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Developing and evaluating complementary therapy services: part 2. Examining the effects of treatment on health status

Journal: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Date: 2001/08, 7(4):Pages: 315-328. doi: Subito , type of study: case control study

Full text    (https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/107555301750463198)

Keywords:

acupuncture [48]
case control study [36]
health status [15]
hospitals [17]
patients [80]
UK [80]

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect on patient health status of an outpatient service providing acupuncture, osteopathy, and homeopathy. DESIGN: Pragmatic quasiexperimental design with waiting-list control group. SETTING: A district general hospital in the United Kingdom. SUBJECTS: All patients referred to the service during the study period. OUTCOME MEASURES: The Short Form 36-Item Health Status Survey (SF-36). RESULTS: With the exception of the Physical Functioning scale, statistical differences in scores were found between the treatment and control group on all SF-36 scales. Sensitivity analysis designed to deal with nonresponse supports the robustness of the results. CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence for the effectiveness of an outpatient acupuncture, osteopathy and homeopathy service in terms of benefits to patients' health status.


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