Attitudes, patterns of recommendation, and communication of pediatric providers about complementary and alternative medicine in a large metropolitan children's hospital. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2011 Feb;50(2):153-8
Date
12/04/2010Pubmed ID
21127080Pubmed Central ID
PMC4005867DOI
10.1177/0009922810384724Scopus ID
2-s2.0-78751498850 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 21 CitationsAbstract
The authors conducted an e-mail survey of their medical staff to explore the attitudes, patterns of recommendation, and communication of pediatric providers about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in a large metropolitan children's hospital. Two thirds of the respondents reported awareness about their patients' CAM therapy use (65%) and recommended CAM therapy to their patients (67%). Providers who reported personal use of CAM (71%) were more likely to recommend CAM to their patients compared with those who do not (76% vs 45%; P < .05). One half of pediatric providers reported occasional consultation with their patient's CAM provider, but bidirectional communication was rare (4%). Specific changes in care based on a CAM provider's recommendations were also unusual (4%). Despite the positive attitudes about and willingness to recommend CAM by pediatric providers, communication between these clinicians and CAM providers may be less than ideal.
Author List
Kundu A, Tassone RF, Jimenez N, Seidel K, Valentine JK, Pagel PSMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAttitude of Health Personnel
Child
Communication
Complementary Therapies
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hospitals, Pediatric
Hospitals, Urban
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Male
Middle Aged
Pediatrics
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Professional Practice
Referral and Consultation
Surveys and Questionnaires
Washington
