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

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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

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Journal of integrative medicine - 17(2019), 1 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 8-13

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

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

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Themen:

Complementary and alternative medicine
Internet survey
Japan
Journal Article
Kampo
Private clinic

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Date Completed 06.03.2020

Date Revised 06.03.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.joim.2018.11.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM291136222