Informing the model of care for an academic integrative healthcare centre: a qualitative study exploring healthcare consumer perspectives.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In response to high demand and the growing body of evidence for traditional and complementary therapies, the practice of integrative medicine and integrative healthcare has emerged where these therapies are blended with conventional healthcare. While there are a number of academic integrative healthcare centres worldwide, there are none in Australia. Western Sydney University will soon establish an academic integrative healthcare centre offering evidence-informed traditional and complementary therapies integrated with conventional healthcare in a research-based culture. The aim of this study was to explore healthcare consumers' views about the perceived need, advantages, and disadvantages of the proposed centre and its relevance to community-defined problems and health and servi

SUBMITTER: Ee C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7076816 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature