The use and effects of telemedicine on complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine practices: a scoping review
Abstract Background Telemedicine includes the delivery of health-care services and sharing of health information across distances. Past research has found that telemedicine can play a role in enhancing complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine (CAIM) while allowing the maintenance of cult...
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| author | Aimun Qadeer Shah Noella Noronha Robert Chin-See Christina Hanna Zeest Kadri Amn Marwaha Neetu Rambharack Jeremy Y. Ng |
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| description | Abstract Background Telemedicine includes the delivery of health-care services and sharing of health information across distances. Past research has found that telemedicine can play a role in enhancing complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine (CAIM) while allowing the maintenance of cultural values and ancestral knowledge. This scoping review synthesized evidence regarding the use of telemedicine in the context of CAIM. Methods Following Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework, CINAHL, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, EMBASE and AMED databases were searched systematically. The CADTH website was also searched for grey literature. Eligible articles included a CAIM practice or therapy offered through telemedicine, with no restrictions placed on the type of telemedicine technology used. Inductive thematic analysis was conducted to synthesise common themes among the included studies. Results Sixty-two articles were included in this synthesis. The following themes emerged: 1) the practitioner view of CAIM delivered through telemedicine, 2) the patient view of CAIM delivered through telemedicine, and 3) the technological impacts of telemedicine delivery of CAIM. Conclusions Studies have shown that telemedicine delivery of CAIM is feasible, acceptable, and results in positive health outcomes. Some barriers remain such as the presence of chronic illness and morbidity, inability to form strong patient-provider relationships relative to face-to-face approaches, and technological difficulties. Future intervention research should focus on reducing such barriers, as well as explore which patient population would realize the greatest benefit from CAIM delivered via telemedicine, and the impact of interventions on providers and caregivers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0ca6599ac644169812edcb640c66fd42023-08-06T11:06:40ZengBMCBMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies2662-76712023-08-0123114010.1186/s12906-023-04100-xThe use and effects of telemedicine on complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine practices: a scoping reviewAimun Qadeer Shah0Noella Noronha1Robert Chin-See2Christina Hanna3Zeest Kadri4Amn Marwaha5Neetu Rambharack6Jeremy Y. Ng7Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster UniversityAbstract Background Telemedicine includes the delivery of health-care services and sharing of health information across distances. Past research has found that telemedicine can play a role in enhancing complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine (CAIM) while allowing the maintenance of cultural values and ancestral knowledge. This scoping review synthesized evidence regarding the use of telemedicine in the context of CAIM. Methods Following Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework, CINAHL, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, EMBASE and AMED databases were searched systematically. The CADTH website was also searched for grey literature. Eligible articles included a CAIM practice or therapy offered through telemedicine, with no restrictions placed on the type of telemedicine technology used. Inductive thematic analysis was conducted to synthesise common themes among the included studies. Results Sixty-two articles were included in this synthesis. The following themes emerged: 1) the practitioner view of CAIM delivered through telemedicine, 2) the patient view of CAIM delivered through telemedicine, and 3) the technological impacts of telemedicine delivery of CAIM. Conclusions Studies have shown that telemedicine delivery of CAIM is feasible, acceptable, and results in positive health outcomes. Some barriers remain such as the presence of chronic illness and morbidity, inability to form strong patient-provider relationships relative to face-to-face approaches, and technological difficulties. Future intervention research should focus on reducing such barriers, as well as explore which patient population would realize the greatest benefit from CAIM delivered via telemedicine, and the impact of interventions on providers and caregivers.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04100-xcomplementary and alternative medicineeHealthintegrative medicinescoping reviewtelehealthtelemedicine |
| spellingShingle | Aimun Qadeer Shah Noella Noronha Robert Chin-See Christina Hanna Zeest Kadri Amn Marwaha Neetu Rambharack Jeremy Y. Ng The use and effects of telemedicine on complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine practices: a scoping review BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies complementary and alternative medicine eHealth integrative medicine scoping review telehealth telemedicine |
| title | The use and effects of telemedicine on complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine practices: a scoping review |
| title_full | The use and effects of telemedicine on complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine practices: a scoping review |
| title_fullStr | The use and effects of telemedicine on complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine practices: a scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use and effects of telemedicine on complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine practices: a scoping review |
| title_short | The use and effects of telemedicine on complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine practices: a scoping review |
| title_sort | use and effects of telemedicine on complementary alternative and integrative medicine practices a scoping review |
| topic | complementary and alternative medicine eHealth integrative medicine scoping review telehealth telemedicine |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04100-x |
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