To determine differences in antibiotic prescription rates between conventional General Practice (GP) surgeries and GP surgeries employing general practitioners (GPs) additionally trained in integrative medicine (IM) or complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) (referred to as IM GPs) working within …

Background: In Western healthcare policies, promotion of self-management of patients is an important topic. Currently, there is also a worldwide interest in the integration of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and conventional medicine into integrative medicine. This article explores the contribution …

Background: Accounting for the patients’ perspective on quality of care has become increasingly important in the development of Evidence Based Medicine as well as in governmental policies. In the Netherlands the Consumer Quality (CQ) Index has been developed to measure the quality of care from the patients’ …

Background. There is an increasing need for a worldwide professional integration of conventional medicine and traditional/complementary whole medical systems (WMSs). However, the integration is perceived by conventional medicine as problematic or unacceptable, because of a supposed lack of evidence for …

The objective of the study was to evaluate the capacity of Northern Bandung Dairy Farmer Cooperative (KPSBU) to support farmers in producing good quality milk within the milk value chain in West Bandung Regency, West Java. The study used qualitative research strategies including desk study, case study, …

This special issue will look in more detail at how CIM research is addressing these key questions; what is clear is that it is time to be counted so that CIM actions can be considered on a level playing field with alternative potential ways of investing in health.

Purpose To provide a qualitative investigation of aspects that matter to patients regarding quality of life (QOL) and other perceived treatment effects of anthroposophic healthcare (AH). It is a first step in the development of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) for AH.Hence, it will contribute …

Onderzoeken naar het vertrouwen in instituties en beroepsgroepen in Nederland laten steevast hetzelfde zien: de Nederlandse politie beschikt over een grote vertrouwensbasis onder haar burgers. Het is verleidelijk dat vertrouwen als een verdienste van de politie te zien. In dit artikel laten we zien dat …

H1: Probleemanalyse De zorgkosten zijn onafgebroken aan het stijgen sinds 1998 (CBS, 2015). Om de zorg betaalbaar te kunnen houden, heeft de overheid besloten te bezuinigen op de zorg. Deze hervormingen zijn ingegaan vanaf 1 januari 2015. De zorgtaken zijn overgedragen van de overheid naar de gemeenten. …

Het Kindertherapeuticum, een tweedelijns jeugdgezondheidszorg instelling, neemt door haar visie en werkwijze een unieke plaats in binnen de Nederlandse gezondheidszorg. In dit rapport worden klantervaringen vergeleken.