Source Annotation Thoughts/ConnectinsComplementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What's In a Name? (2015, January 28). Retrieved February 17, 2015, from https://nccih.nih.gov/health/whatiscam#cvsa

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The specific part of this website titled “Health Info” provides definitions and basic information regarding complementary and alternative medicine. Complementary medicine versus alternative medicine is first elaborated. This information is imperative to understand because many confuse the definitions of these different types of medicine. Statistics and examples are provided to further define these different types of medicine. The NCCIH (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health) provides this information as a precursor for further research regarding these areas of medicine. Statistics of surveys are included such as, “According to the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), which included a comprehensive survey on the use of complementary health approaches by Americans, 17.7 percent of American adults had used a nonvitamin/nonmineral natural product in the past year.” Opinions and facts are also shown on this page of the website providing information from experiments and studies. An example of this is, “Some of these products have been studied in large, placebo-controlled trials, many of which have failed to show anticipated effects. Research on others to determine whether they are effective and safe is ongoing. While there are indications that some may be helpful, more needs to be learned about the effects of these products in the human body and about their safety and potential interactions with medicines and with other natural products.” This particular section of the website also even further goes into detail about the actual methods used in different forms of medicine as well as statistics and charts to show different health approaches used in America.

Although this information seems basic compared to interviews and other forms of information, getting down to the basics of this research is really what most of my paper will be about in the end. This section of the site provides so much information to help support my opinion of complementary medicine as well as provide necessary facts to back it up.

Are You Considering Complementary Health Approaches? (2006, December 1). Retrieved February 9, 2015, from https://nccih.nih.gov/health/decisions/consideringcam.htm

This article still mentions some of the information from the previous article but goes further into another direction of thinking from a patient’s point of view. It is important to note that the audience of this article are patients considering complementary medicine because of the information that is provided. The author uses key points as sort of a step by step process for patients to use when choosing certain health care options. Pros and Cons are intertwined throughout information provided which elicit steps to follow to reach the goal of choosing a treatment plan right for the patient. Concerns and precautions are listed and elaborated upon in order to inform the reader of what should be done before choosing a health care plan. This article defines the scientific research put into complementary health approaches. After summarizing different pros and cons of complementary medicine, the steps patients need to take in order to choose a safe and reliable health care option are further described in questions to ask. This setup provides a plan for further research. Several studies and articles are posted in links throughout various portions of this article as well. For example, “If you decide to use a therapy that would be given by a complementary health practitioner, such as naturopathy or acupuncture, choose the practitioner carefully. (To learn more, see 6 Things To Know When Selecting a Complementary Health Practitioner.)”

This is a great tool to use when thinking from the patient’s point of view. This article also is a great Segway into more information through links provided throughout the text.

Statistics on Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches. (2015, January 21). Retrieved February 9, 2015, from https://nccih.nih.gov/research/statistics

This article is compiled of various experiments and surveys providing information about complementary and alternative medical use in America. The first survey titled “The Interview Survey” was conducted by the CDC’s (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) National Center for Health statistics. Information provided about the results of the survey were as follows, “The 2007 NHIS gathered data from 23,393 completed interviews with U.S. adults aged 18 years and over and 9,417 completed interviews for U.S. children aged 0–17. The 2007 complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) section included questions on 36 types of CAM therapies commonly used in the United States—10 types of provider-based therapies, such as acupuncture and chiropractic, and 26 other therapies that do not require a provider, such as herbal supplements and meditation.” The second survey titled “National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey” documented the dietary supplement use among US

This is an awesome resource to use. Full of statistics, facts, and conclusions provided by professionals to help support the use of complementary medicine (provided by various reliable government agencies).

adults increasing. Results of this survey show that, “Use of dietary supplements is common among the U.S. adult population. Over 40% used supplements in 1988–1994, and over one-half in 2003–2006.” The third survey titled “National Home and Hospice Care Survey” was conducted to provide information on home health and hospice agencies. The results of this survey were shown on a graph and in a report. The results shown were the “Percentage of hospice care providers offering complementary and alternative therapies (CAT)” 41.8% of hospice care providers, 22.9 provide both home health and hospice care, and 54% provide only hospice care. The final survey listed was titled “CAM and People Aged 50+”. This survey questioned whether people aged 50+ discuss the use of complementary and alternative medicine with their health care providers. By reviewing the results, researchers concluded the following: “These findings highlight the need for providers to ask about CAM use at every patient visit and the need for people aged 50 and older to know that CAM use is something that is important to discuss with their conventional medical providers.”

Complementary And Alternative Medicine Video. (2013, January 29). Retrieved February 17, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9OhQkhFyck

In this video, Dr. Kelly McCann from Hoag Hospital is interviewed and talks about her opinion of complementary and alternative medicine. She first defines each type of medicine, then focuses on complementary and alternative medicine. She talks about the different complementary medical practices that people do not learn in med school. “Nutrition, supplements and herbs, acupuncture, ayurvedic medicine, mind/body medicine, energy medicine, and homeopathy can be blended with conventional medicine to make integrated medicine (complementary medicine).” There are many benefits of learning this type of medicine along with conventional medicine. Benefits include focusing on every part of the patient- mind, body, and spirit recognizing that they have an innate ability to heal. Next, she describes the types of patients involved in integrated medicine. McCann says, “Many people come to integrated medicine because they feel they have not fully addressed their problems with conventional medicine. In integrated medicine people can work alongside doctors to choose what is best for the patient.” Patients range from people with cancer or auto immune diseases that cannot be treated to people in search of preventative medicine. It is a natural and safe way to be used with conventional medicine to help aid in a patient’s health.

This video is a great resource because it is an interview from a Doctors point of view.

Health Matters: Complementary and Alternative Medicine [Motion picture]. (2014). United States of America: KSPS.

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Naturopathic medicine focus on the underlying cause of disease and treat by using natural medicine this goes hand and hand with the holistic approach (mind, body, and spirit). A lot of times these doctors have patients that this form of treatment is their last resort. This type of medicine does not just fix people that are already sick they hope to prevent people from getting sick. As people become more aware of this type of medicine it is becoming accepted more. Even the military uses acupuncturists to help soldiers that

This video is a great resource to hear patients ask questions and doctors respond. Stories are also told from patients so many different people are giving their opinions about complementary

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struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Acupuncture is a type of modality that truly helps patients. MRIs can be used to show different parts of the brain that are stimulated while different areas are the body are acupunctured. People who use complementary medicine are usually chronic pain patients or other patients in pain. Vitamins are essential in this type of medicine. For instance, vitamin D have been shown to prevent asthma and even some cancers. An important thing to keep in mind when taking different vitamins and herbs that the brand is medically certified (which combines conventional medicine and alternative medicine).

medicine who have actually been through complementary treatments.

Barnes, MA, P., Powell-Griner, PhD, E., McFann, PhD, K., & Nahin PhD, MPH, R. (2004). Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults: United States, 2002. InSeminars in Integrative Medicine (2nd ed., Vol. 2, pp. 54-71). Washington, DC: Institute for Integrative Medicine Washington, DC

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In this book, there are different reports related to adult’s opinions and usage of complementary medicine, alternative medicine, and conventional medicine. The objective was described below:“This report presents selected estimates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among U.S. adults, using data from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).” Interviews of over 30,000 people took place with adults 18 and older. One of the results were that “The 10 most commonly used CAM therapies during the past 12 months were use of prayer specifically for one’s own health (43.0%), prayer by others for one’s own health (24.4%), natural products (18.9%), deep breathing exercises (11.6%), participation in prayer group for one’s own health (9.6%), meditation (7.6%), chiropractic care (7.5%), yoga (5.1%), massage (5.0%), and diet-based therapies (3.5%).” People were categorized to see what type of people used CAM the most. However, results showed that there was not much pattern when it came to “sex, race, geographic region, health insurance status, use of cigarettes or alcohol, and hospitalization.” CAM was most often used on patients “to treat back pain or back problems, head or chest colds, neck pain or neck problems, joint pain or stiffness, and anxiety or depression.” Another topic used in a survey was to see the amount of people who used complementary medicine. Most of the people did not just use alternative medicine. “Adults age 18 years or over who used CAM were more likely to do so because they believed that CAM combined with conventional medical treatments would help (54.9%) and/or they thought it would be interesting to try (50.1%).”

This book is a great resource of statistics shown graphically as well as quotes and information provided by doctors.

Complementary & Integrative Medicine. (2015, January 1). Retrieved March 16, 2015, from http://www.mdanderson.org/patient-and-cancer-information/cancer-information/cancer-topics/cancer-treatment/complementary-medicine/index.html

This website is a great transition for patients that have recently been diagnosed with life threatening diseases. This information could be used for the extreme case of my audience (last resort treatment options). Although this information is a little more serious that what I have intended for my research, it is still an excellent source of information. Again, this website starts by defining the different types of medicine. This is the majority of the information in this source. The next portion of this source contains a description of what patients use complementary medicine for. “Patients may use complementary medicine for: prevention of disease, managing symptoms, increasing wellness, and improving treatment effectiveness.” This is an important concept to notice because many assume that alternative methods of complementary/ integrative medicine are the ONLY methods to follow. This assumption is untrue and the main reason for my purpose to attempt to clarify in my research. The creators of this website kept this in mind while trying to advocate their knowledge to the patients reading this information.

This was a turning point in my research from the different terms used to describe various forms of medicine. This is a great source because of its reliability and amount of articles for information to be found.

Horrigan, B. (2010, January 1). Elements of Integrative Care (P. Front, Ed.). Retrieved March 19, 2015, from http://www.bravewell.org/integrative_medicine/integrative_care/

This website is packed full of quotes. The focus is about complementary and integrative medicine. The Bravewell Collaborative’s mission statement is to “turn health care and improve the health of the public through integrative medicine.” The spatial organization of this website is the best I have seen throughout all my research so far. Tabs at the top margin organize information from “The Bravewell Collaborative” or home page, “Vision & Mission”, “Integrative Medicine”, “Bravewell Initiatives”, to “Bravewell Publications”. This website has all of its information so well organized that it is a good source to use to quickly find exactly what you are looking for. From quotes to research and reports, this is definitely an amazing

This website is so well organized that it could even be a good example of how to organize my e-portfolio. In relation to research, it is packed full of useful resources.

website to keep in mind when researching. This website could appeal to wide range of various audiences. There is everything from information and research for doctors, to patients looking to additional information. This is a great website for almost anyone that visits it.

Lemley, B. (2015, January 1). Balanced Living. Retrieved March 22, 2015, from http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/ART02054/Andrew-Weil-Integrative-Medicine.html

This website was made for the same audience I have intended to reach out to. Lemley uses the same tactics to appeal to his audience that I have planned throughout the course of the semester. Most of the controversy with integrative medicine is because the definitions of different types of medicine are not common knowledge for most people today. This article is full of different sources of information. There is an array of information packed into this article. From videos of doctors commenting on integrative medicine, to quotes and lists of recommendations for integrative medicine, this source is full of useful information. One quote that stood out to me was by Dr. Weil. “Enter integrative medicine. As defined by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, integrative medicine ‘combines mainstream medical therapies and CAM therapies for which there is some high-quality scientific evidence of safety and effectiveness.’” The previous quotation is information from one of my previous sources. This article continues by comparing and contrasting information about the three different types of medicine.

This may be my most helpful resource because of its similarity to my overall concept.

What is conventional medicine? - Healthcare Basics. (2010, January 1). Retrieved March 24, 2015, from http://www.sharecare.com/health/health-care-basics/what-is-conventional-medicine

This website is more of a blog site for professionals and institutes to make comments. The question of inquiry for this particular page is “What is conventional medicine?” From this question arose various doctors and institutes to give comments about anything to do with conventional medicine. Professionals from MD’s, nutritionists, to DO’s all have commented on conventional medicine. The importance of these professionals making the comments is that these comments will (most likely) be highly regarded to the public because of the titles of the people making these statements. Once there is a “Dr.” before a name or “School of Medicine” in the title, the comment or information that comes from that source is immediately respected (most of the time). Many comments even relate to using complementary medicine compared to using only conventional methods. This site includes not only viable quotes from reliable sources, but videos and articles relating to the different types of medicine as well. The purpose of my research is similar to that of this websites. Under “Healthcare Basics” there is a mission statement stating the following: “From choosing the right doctors to getting the right tests, how you manage your health care can make a big difference in your long-term wellbeing. Here's what you need to know to be a smart patient and a strong self-advocate. Learn more from our experts about healthcare.”

This website was most helpful by taking doctor’s points of view and placing them into the context of speaking to (primarily) patients. This, again, will be very helpful when writing for my audience.