Internet survey on the provision of complementary and alternative medicine in Japanese private clinics: a cross-sectional study : = Internet survey on the provision of complementary and alternative medicine in Japanese private clinics: a cross-sectional study

Objective: Although the use of complementary and alternative medicine(CAM) by the general population has been surveyed previously, the provision of CAM by Japanese physicians in private clinics has not been studied. Universal health insurance system was established in Japan in 1961, and most CAMs are not on the drug tariff. We aimed to clarify the current status of CAM provided by physicians at private clinics in Japan.Methods: We conducted an internet survey on 400 directors/physicians of private clinics nationwide on the provision of CAM from February 6 to February 10, 2017. Survey items included attributes of subjects,presence/absence of sections or facilities for provision of CAM, proportions of health insurance coverage for medical practices, and source of information. Private clinic was defined as a clinic run by one physician, with less than 20 beds.Results: Commonly provided CAMs were Kampo(traditional Japanese herbal) medicines(34.8%) and supplements/health foods(19.3%). CAMs on the drug tariff were provided in 46.5% of cases at the clinics, but only 16.5% of cases were provided CAMs which were not on the drug tariff, at different neighboring facilities. Among different specialties, Kampo medicines were prescribed at obstetrics/gynecology(54.0%),orthopedics(44.4%), and dermatology(43.0%). Clinics not providing any CAM accounted for 53.5%.With regard to health insurance coverage, 96.8% of the clinics provided only or mainly health services on the universal national health insurance tariff(29.8% and 67.0%, respectively).Conclusion: Kampo medicines represent the most commonly used CAM in private clinics in Japan, and universal national health insurance coverage is considered to be the reason for the high rate of their use..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019-01-15

2019

Erschienen:

2019-01-15

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2019

Enthalten in:

Journal of Chinese integrative medicine - (2019), 01 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 8-13

Original Letters: Enthalten in (DE-576)335527183 (DE-576)335527183

Reihe:

China Academic Journals (CAJ), E, 医药卫生科技 = Medicine & Public Health

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Weiterer Titel:

Internet survey on the provision of complementary and alternative medicine in Japanese private clinics: a cross-sectional study

Beteiligte Personen:

Yoshiharu Motoo [VerfasserIn]
Keiko Yukawa [Sonstige Person]
Kazuho Hisamura [Sonstige Person]
Kiichiro Tsutani [Sonstige Person]
Ichiro Arai [Sonstige Person]

Links:

oversea.cnki.net [lizenzpflichtig]

Themen:

保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)
医药、卫生
医药卫生科技
预防医学、卫生学
Complementary and alternative medicine
Department of Health Policy and Technology Assessment, National Institute of Public Health
Department of Medical Oncology, Kanazawa Medical University
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nihon Pharmaceutical University
Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences
Internet survey
Japan
Kampo
Medicine & Public Health
Policy and Law Research of Medicine and Sanitation
Private clinic

Anmerkungen:

Author info:Yoshiharu Motoo;Keiko Yukawa;Kazuho Hisamura;Kiichiro Tsutani;Ichiro Arai;Department of Medical Oncology, Kanazawa Medical University;Department of Health Policy and Technology Assessment, National Institute of Public Health;Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nihon Pharmaceutical University

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

CAJ623776278