Traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine evidence map: a methodology to an overflowing field of data and noise

Every day there is criticism about lack of evidence on traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM). But is this narrative evidence-based? Are we really missing research about TCIM? Or are we just not looking correctly at the evidence? Evidence maps are a useful method with the dual f...

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Published in:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Main Authors: Mariana Cabral Schveitzer, Carmen Verônica Mendes Abdala, Caio Fabio Schlechta Portella, Ricardo Ghelman
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Portuguese
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2021
Subjects:
systematic review
complementary therapies
integrative medicine
coronavirus infections
Medicine
R
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2021.48
https://doaj.org/article/d7f4a51d40a44302b100b9756f1f5bc1
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Summary:Every day there is criticism about lack of evidence on traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM). But is this narrative evidence-based? Are we really missing research about TCIM? Or are we just not looking correctly at the evidence? Evidence maps are a useful method with the dual function of synthesizing available evidence on a specific topic and identifying knowledge gaps. This article presents a six-step evidence map methodology along with recently published TCIM evidence maps, including one related to COVID-19. TCIM evidence maps are useful instruments to inform decision-making for policymakers, health practitioners, and patients.

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