Enablers and barriers to evidence implementation in complementary medicine: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the push for complementary medicine (CM) practitioners to engage in evidence implementation, and arguments in support of evidence-based practice (EBP), uptake of EBP amongst most CM professions remains low. This review aimed to synthesise the evidence examining the barriers and enablers to evidence implementation in CM.

Methods

Any primary study examining enablers and barriers to evidence implementation in CM were eligible for inclusion. Eight databases and search engines were searched for eligible studies. Reference lists of included studies were screened, and authors of included studies were contacted to identify current or unpublished studies that met the inclusion criteria.

Results

Thirty-nine published and unpublished studies were included in t

SUBMITTER: Leach MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9661640 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature