Issues in complementary therapies: how we got to where we are.
Consumer interest in and use of complementary/alternative therapies has increased exponentially in the past decades. Although many of the over 1800 therapies have not been used in the delivery of nursing care, a number of these therapies have a long tradition of use in nursing. Additionally, nurses have conducted research on selected complementary therapies. Nursing is in an excellent position to be a leader in integrating these therapies into the Western biomedical health model and in continuing the research that will provide a better scientific base for the use of complementary therapies.
Snyder
M
M
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, USA. snyde002@tc.umn.edu
Lindquist
R
R
D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000451:nursing* / Q000639:trends; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009729:Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D010349:Patient Compliance; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States; D019366:Western World