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Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States
efficacy studies, 91–92 , 98 , 103–104 , 120
ethical issues in prescribing, 184
expectation effects in, 117–118
framework for medical decision making, 213–215
goals of CAM healing, 171–172
information needs for clinicians, 101–102
instruction in CAM based on, 230
insurance providers’ concerns, 102
levels of evidence for, 94–98 , 103 , 124–127
measurement error, 92
NIH consensus statements, 141–143
observational studies, 113
patient perceptions, 38 , 51 , 197–198 , 199–200
placebo effects in, 110 , 117–118
predictive modeling, 86–87
prescription drug regulation, 76–77
qualitative research, 119
quality of research, 143–146
recommendations for research, 5–6 , 124–127 , 279
research challenges, 2–3
research designs, 79–83 , 111–120
sources of consumer information, 103
standards of evidence for, ix–x , 2 , 99–103 , 124–125 , 184 , 230
systematic reviews of research, 129–130
technical and conceptual development of research on, 74–76
therapeutic relationship factors, 109–110 , 126
training of practitioners in, 100–101
See also Cost-effectiveness of CAM;
Outcomes research
Efficacy studies, 91–92 , 98 , 103–104 , 120
Energy therapies, 19 , 42
outcomes measurement, 110
patterns of use, 48
Ephedra, 59 , 258
Ethical practice, 8 , 16
access to research participation, 179
commitment to public welfare, 169
conceptual basis, 168–171
definition and scope of CAM, 174
duty of nonabandonment, 184–185
evidence of therapeutic efficacy required for prescribing, 184–185
informed consent issues, 177–178
in integration of CAM and conventional medicine, 179–183
issues of concern, 168
legal issues and, 183–192
nonmaleficence in, 169
in prescribing CAM therapies, 181–182
professional codes and guidelines, 179–180 , 187
public accountability and, 171–173
recognition of medical pluralism, 169–171 , 184–185
in research, 174–179
respect for patient autonomy, 169
sociocultural context, 192
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, 262
Evidence-based practice, 2 , 11 , 77–79 , 85–86
commitment to medical pluralism and, 184–185
conceptual development, 77–78 , 85–86
in development of CAM practice guidelines, 246–247
goals, 78
status of CAM research, 145
Evidence-Based Practice Centers, 29 , 267
Expectation effects, 84
CAM research challenges, 110
informed consent for research and, 177–178
research design for, 3 , 117–118
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Fatigue disorders, 133
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 77 , 269 , 270
Federation of Practice Based Networks, 156
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, 7 , 22 , 187 , 203
Fitness center model of integrative medicine, 217
Folic acid, 261
Food and Drug Administration, 20 , 77
dietary supplement regulation, 4 , 256 , 257 , 258 , 260–261 , 263 , 266 , 270–271
Framington Heart Study, 154
France, 265