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Open AccessEndocannabinoid levels in female-sexed individuals with diagnosed depression: a systematic review
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent mental health disorder with females experiencing higher rates of depression (11.6%), anxiety (15.7%) and physiological distress (14.5%) than males. Recentl...
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Open AccessPatient experiences of information-sharing and patient-centred care across the broad landscape of primary care practice and provision: a nationally representative survey of Australian adults
Australian government strategies and frameworks have been developed in recent years to encourage the integration and coordination of primary care delivery; including patient-centred approaches to clinical and ...
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Open AccessWhat preconception health services would the public find when searching the internet in Australia?: results from a simulated internet-search study
Australian preventive health strategy outlines the importance of preconception health in improving health in the community, across multiple generations and places primary and community healthcare services as a...
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Open AccessPatient-shared knowledge and information in clinical decision-making: an international survey of the perspectives and experiences of naturopathic practitioners
Most knowledge translation models pay relatively little attention to patient-held knowledge and are largely based on the premise that researchers and clinicians hold all valuable knowledge, and patients are pa...
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Open AccessFeasibility and efficacy of implementing group visits for women’s health conditions: a systematic review
Shared medical appointments, also known as group visits, are a feasible and well-accepted approach for women receiving antenatal care, yet the feasibility and efficacy of this approach for female-specific repr...
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Open AccessPaternal preconception modifiable risk factors for adverse pregnancy and offspring outcomes: a review of contemporary evidence from observational studies
The preconception period represents transgenerational opportunities to optimize modifiable risk factors associated with both short and long-term adverse health outcomes for women, men, and children. As such, p...
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Open AccessClassifying knowledge used in complementary medicine consultations: a qualitative systematic review
Complementary Medicine (CM) is widely used internationally but there is limited understanding of the forms of knowledge CM practitioners use in their clinical practice and how they use this knowledge in intera...
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Open AccessNaturopathic patient care during different life stages: an international observational study of naturopathic practitioners and their patients
An individual’s health status varies with age, with most health problems increasing through different life stages. Yet, a key feature of the majority of conditions contributing burden to society globally, irre...
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Open AccessPrimary health care case management through the lens of complexity: an exploratory study of naturopathic practice using complexity science principles
Advances in systems science creates an opportunity to bring a complexity perspective to health care practices and research. While medical knowledge has greatly progressed using a reductionist and mechanistic p...
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Open AccessThe rules of scientific rigor: response to Shirzad and Abbassian
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Open AccessHealth-related quality of life among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone: the role of socio-demographic, health-related and psycho-social factors
Evidence of how social factors affect the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors is limited. Our study explores the association between socio-demographic, health-related ...
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Open AccessCommunity education and health promotion activities of naturopathic practitioners: results of an international cross-sectional survey
Health promotion and patient education are crucial to improved population health and are also among the core principles that define naturopathy. Yet, the activities of naturopathic practitioners (NPs) with reg...
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Open AccessConventional and complementary health care use and out-of-pocket expenses among Australians with a self-reported mental health diagnosis: a cross-sectional survey
Mental health disorders are a global health concern. In Australia, numerous national reports have found that the current mental healthcare system does not adequately meet the needs of Australians with mental i...
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Open AccessNaturopaths’ mobilisation of knowledge and information in clinical practice: an international cross-sectional survey
The contemporary evidence-based practice model acknowledges the importance of patient preferences and clinician experience when applying evidence within a clinical setting. Knowledge mobilisation (KM) acknowle...
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Open AccessStakeholder attitudes to the regulation of traditional and complementary medicine professions: a systematic review
There has been a considerable increase in the number of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) practitioners over the past 20 years and in some jurisdictions are estimated to outnumber general practitio...
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Open AccessDo women who consult with naturopaths or herbalists have a healthy lifestyle?: a secondary analysis of the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health
Australians report consulting with a naturopaths or herbalists to improve their wellbeing, yet little is known about the associations between these consultations and the patients’ health behaviours. This cross...
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The use of complementary medicine in palliative care in France: an observational cross-sectional study
Palliative care for cancer deals with physical, psychosocial, and spiritual issues faced by cancer patients, their families, communities, and healthcare providers. Research on complementary medicine (CM) use i...
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Opportunities and challenges associated with health service research of complementary medicine in France: response to Braillon
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Open AccessTraditional and complementary medicine use among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone: a qualitative exploratory study of the perspectives of healthcare workers providing care to Ebola survivors
Considerable number of patients, including Ebola survivors, in Sierra Leone, are using traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM). Healthcare providers’ (HCPs) views about T&CM is crucial in addressing the ...
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Open AccessOverview of international naturopathic practice and patient characteristics: results from a cross-sectional study in 14 countries
Naturopathy is a distinct system of traditional and complementary medicine recognized by the World Health Organization and defined by its philosophic approach to patient care, rather than the treatments used b...
