Complementary medicine in Germany: a multi-centre cross-sectional survey on the usage by and the needs of patients hospitalized in university medical centers

The results of recent surveys indicate that more than 50% of the German population has experience with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) or uses CAM regularly. This study investigated the CAM usage and CAM-related needs of hospitalized patients at university medical centres in the state o...

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Main Authors: Lederer, Ann-Kathrin (Author) , Baginski, Alexandra (Author) , Raab, Lena (Author) , Joos, Stefanie (Author) , Valentini, Jan (Author) , Klocke, Carina (Author) , Samstag, Yvonne (Author) , Hübner, Katrin (Author) , Andreeva, Ivana (Author) , Simmet, Thomas (Author) , Syrovets, Tatiana (Author) , Hafner, Susanne (Author) , Freisinger, Anna (Author) , Storz, Maximilian Andreas (Author) , Huber, Roman (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 23 November 2021
In: BMC complementary medicine and therapies
Year: 2021, Volume: 21, Pages: 1-10
ISSN:2662-7671
DOI:10.1186/s12906-021-03460-6
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-021-03460-6
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Author Notes:Ann-Kathrin Lederer, Alexandra Baginski, Lena Raab, Stefanie Joos, Jan Valentini, Carina Klocke, Yvonne Samstag, Katrin Hübner, Ivana Andreeva, Thomas Simmet, Tatiana Syrovets, Susanne Hafner, Anna Freisinger, Maximilian Andreas Storz and Roman Huber
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Summary:The results of recent surveys indicate that more than 50% of the German population has experience with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) or uses CAM regularly. This study investigated the CAM usage and CAM-related needs of hospitalized patients at university medical centres in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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ISSN:2662-7671
DOI:10.1186/s12906-021-03460-6