Disclosure of CAM use to medical practitioners: a review of qualitative and quantitative studies
Complementary Therapies in MedicinePublished 1 June 2004
Andrew Robinson, Matthew McGrail
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A literature review aims to provide an understanding of the degree to which patients disclose their use of CAM to their medical practitioners, and their reasons for not doing so.
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The pre-conceptions patients have that influence their non-disclosure may be based on three issues. First, beliefs and concerns that influence their decision-making, second personal experiences in their consultations with medical practitioners, and third, the desire for more control over their health care. Medical practitioners need to acknowledge the concerns and beliefs of patients in making their health care decisions, and work with patients so that the use of CAM is acknowledged and the patients' needs, beliefs and concerns respected.
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