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Journal article
Gynecologists' attitudes toward and use of complementary and integrative medicine approaches: results of a national survey in Germany
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, Vol.303, pp.967-980
04/2021
PMID: 33201377
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Abstract
Purpose
Despite patients’ widespread use and acceptance of complementary and integrative medicine (IM), few data are available regarding health-care professionals’ current implementation of it in clinical routine. A national survey was conducted to assess gynecologists’ attitudes to and implementation of complementary and integrative treatment approaches.
Methods
The Working Group on Integrative Medicine of the German Society of Gynecological Oncology conducted an online survey in collaboration with the German Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) in July 2019. A 29-item survey was sent to all DGGG members by email.
Results
Questionnaires from 180 gynecologists were analyzed, of whom 61 were working office-based in private practice and 95 were employed in hospitals. Seventy percent stated that IM concepts are implemented in their routine clinical work. Most physicians reported using IM methods in gynecological oncology. The main indications for IM therapies were fatigue (n = 98), nausea and vomiting (n = 89), climacteric symptoms (n = 87), and sleep disturbances (n = 86). The most commonly recommended methods were exercise therapy (n = 86), mistletoe therapy (n = 78), and phytotherapy (n = 74). Gynecologists offering IM were more often female (P = 0.001), more often had qualifications in anthroposophic medicine (P = 0.005) or naturopathy (P = 0.019), and were more often based in large cities (P = 0.016).
Conclusions
There is strong interest in IM among gynecologists. The availability of evidence-based training in IM is increasing. Integrative therapy approaches are being implemented in clinical routine more and more, and integrative counseling services are present all over Germany. Efforts should focus on extending evidence-based knowledge of IM in both gynecology and gynecological oncology.
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- Title
- Gynecologists' attitudes toward and use of complementary and integrative medicine approaches: results of a national survey in Germany
- Creators
- Donata Grimm - University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfPetra Voiss - Kliniken Essen-MitteDaniela Paepke - Rechts der Isar HospitalJohanna Dietmaier - University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHolger Cramer - Kliniken Essen-MitteSherko Kuemmel - Kliniken Essen-MitteMatthias W. Beckmann - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergLinn Woelber - University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfBarbara Schmalfeldt - University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfUlrich Freitag - Private practiceMatthias Kalder - Phillips UniversityMarkus Wallwiener - Heidelberg UniversityAnna-Katharin Theuser - Institute for Women's Health (IFG) GmbH, Universitätsstrasse 21-23, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.Carolin C. Hack - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Publication Details
- Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, Vol.303, pp.967-980
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 14
- Grant note
- Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.
- Identifiers
- 991013036327502368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2020. 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/.
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article