Addressing barriers to the conduct and application of research in complementary and alternative medicine: a scoping review

Yasamin Veziari; Saravana Kumar; Matthew Leach

doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03371-6

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Addressing barriers to the conduct and application of research in complementary and alternative medicine: a scoping review

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Addressing barriers to the conduct and application of research in complementary and alternative medicine: a scoping review

Yasamin Veziari, Saravana Kumar and Matthew Leach

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, Vol.21(1), pp.1-12

01/07/2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-021-03371-6

PMID: 34266441

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Complementary therapies

Scoping review

Evidence-based medicine

Knowledge translation

Evidence-based practice

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Abstract Background: Over the past few decades, the popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown considerably and along with it, scrutiny regarding its evidence base. While this is to be expected, and is in line with other health disciplines, research in CAM is confronted by numerous obstacles. This scoping review aims to identify and report the strategies implemented to address barriers to the conduct and application of research in CAM. Methods: The scoping review was undertaken using the Arksey and O’Malley framework. The search was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, EMCARE, ERIC, Scopus, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, JBI and the grey literature. Two reviewers independently screened the records, following which data extraction was completed for the included studies. Descriptive synthesis was used to summarise the data. Results: Of the 7945 records identified, 15 studies met the inclusion criteria. Using the oBSTACLES instrument as a framework, the included studies reported diverse strategies to address barriers to the conduct and application of research in CAM. All included studies reported the use of educational strategies and collaborative initiatives with CAM stakeholders, including targeted funding, to address a range of barriers. Conclusions: While the importance of addressing barriers to the conduct and application of research in CAM has been recognised, to date, much of the focus has been limited to initiatives originating from a handful of jurisdictions, for a small group of CAM disciplines, and addressing few barriers. Myriad barriers continue to persist, which will require concerted effort and collaboration across a range of CAM stakeholders and across multiple sectors. Further research can contribute to the evidence base on how best to address these barriers to promote the conduct and application of research in CAM.

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Title: Addressing barriers to the conduct and application of research in complementary and alternative medicine: a scoping review
Creators: Yasamin Veziari - UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia
Saravana Kumar - UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia
Matthew Leach - National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, Southern Cross University
Publication Details: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, Vol.21(1), pp.1-12
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd.
Identifiers: 991012948585202368
Copyright: © The Author(s). 2021 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.
Academic Unit: National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine; Faculty of Health
Language: English
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