Journal article
A Systematic Review of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Amongst Ethnic Minority Populations: A Focus Upon Prevalence, Drivers, Integrative Use, Health Outcomes, Referrals and Use of Information Sources
Journal of immigrant and minority health, Vol.21, pp.1137-1156
01/10/2019
PMID: 30382488
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Abstract
Ethnic minority populations have been identified as high users of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM). This paper reports the systematic review of TCAM use amongst ethnic minorities. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Ovid, PubMed and CINAHL. Included studies were original, peer-reviewed, English language articles with the primary focus on TCAM use amongst ethnic minority populations. A total of 17 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the systematic review. A considerable level of TCAM use was observed amongst ethnic minority populations usually attributed to its perceived safe and natural properties. Ethnic minority populations predominantly used TCAM concurrently with conventional medicine and primary TCAM referral sources were family and friends. A substantial level of TCAM integration with conventional medicine is common practice amongst these populations and the lack of disclosure about TCAM use raises an important area for further research inquiry.
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- Title
- A Systematic Review of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Amongst Ethnic Minority Populations: A Focus Upon Prevalence, Drivers, Integrative Use, Health Outcomes, Referrals and Use of Information Sources
- Creators
- Josephine C Agu - University of Technology SydneyYun Hee-Jeon - University of SydneyAmie Steel - University of Technology SydneyJon Adams - University of Technology Sydney
- Publication Details
- Journal of immigrant and minority health, Vol.21, pp.1137-1156
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Identifiers
- 991013036338002368
- Copyright
- © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article