Physician perspectives on traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine and the national evidence-based Japanese integrative medicine information website: A mixed-method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The evidence-based Japanese integrative medicine (eJIM) website was launched by the Japanese government in 2014 to provide information on integrative medicine to the general public and physicians. While Japanese physicians discourage the use of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM), there are very few reports that explore this issue. We aimed to understand the attitudes of Japanese physicians towards TCIM and evaluate the usability of the eJIM website according to physicians.

Methods

We conducted a two-staged, mixed-method study with interviews and an internet-based survey. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 12 physicians who worked for large-scale hospitals in two different areas of Japan. We assessed their understanding of TCIM and

SUBMITTER: Motoo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7419573 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature