发展和促进结合医学研究中的公共卫生学方法:来自澳大利亚的范例(英文)

Developing and promoting public health methods for integrative medicine: examples from the field in Australia

目前中国的结合医学研究很大程度上关注于临床和实验研究,这对于确定结合医学治疗手段的疗效和提高结合医学的地位有重要意义。然而,扩展结合医学的研究范围,将公共卫生学领域的研究方法和观点引入结合医学,对于更好地认识临床实践的意义及协助政府和专业机构制定结合医学领域的方针政策会起到重要作用。本文介绍了作者前期研究中将公共卫生学的研究方法应用于补充替代医学的使用与澳大利亚不同地域不同人群的关系的研究当中,以研究范例的形式强调了这些研究方法在结合医学领域研究中的应用价值。

Integrative medicine （IM） research in China has largely focused on clinical and experimental research, which is critical to determining the efficacy of treatments and enhancing the standing of IM. Nevertheless, there is also a need to extend research activities to include methods and research perspectives from public health, which will provide a greater understanding of clinical practice and assist government and professional organizations to shape policies and directives in IM. In this article we outline the public health research methods we have used in relation to our program of research on complementary and alternative medicine use and area of residence/geography, to highlight the usefulness of these methods in IM.