Developing a patient-centered outcome measure for complementary and alternative medicine therapies I: <it>defining content and format</it>

Developing a patient-centered outcome measure for complementary and alternative medicine therapies I: <it>defining content and format</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patients receiving complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies often report shifts in well-being that go beyond resolution of the original presenting symptoms. We undertook a research program to develop and evaluate a pati...

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Main Authors: Ritenbaugh Cheryl, Nichter Mimi, Nichter Mark A, Kelly Kimberly L, Sims Colette M, Bell Iris R, Castañeda Heide M, Elder Charles R, Koithan Mary S, Sutherland Elizabeth G, Verhoef Marja J, Warber Sarah L, Coons Stephen J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subjects:
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
patient-reported outcomes (PROs)
patient-centered care
non-specific outcomes
questionnaire development
retrospective pre-test
well-being
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