Primary health care case management through the lens of complexity: an exploratory study of naturopathic practice using complexity science principles.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advances in systems science creates an opportunity to bring a complexity perspective to health care practices and research. While medical knowledge has greatly progressed using a reductionist and mechanistic philosophy, this approach may be limited in its capacity to manage chronic and complex illness. With its holistic foundation, naturopathy is a primary health profession with a purported alignment with a complexity perspective. As such this pilot study aimed to investigate the application of complexity science principles, strategies, and tools to primary health care using naturopathy as a case study.

Methods

A network mapping and analysis of the naturopathic case management process was conducted. Mind maps were created by naturopathic practitioners to reflect t

SUBMITTER: Graham KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9011958 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature