Impact of Homeopathic Treatment on the Quality of Life of Women with Chronic Diseases: A Randomized Controlled Pragmatic Trial.
| Autor: | Champs NS; PRHOAMA, Programa de Homeopatia, Acupuntura e Medicina Antroposófica, Belo Horizonte Municipal Government, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.; Complementary Therapies Research Group, Directory of Research Groups of the Scientific and Technological Development National Council (CNPq), Minas Gerais, Brazil.; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Lopes JG; Complementary Therapies Research Group, Directory of Research Groups of the Scientific and Technological Development National Council (CNPq), Minas Gerais, Brazil., Sousa PC; Complementary Therapies Research Group, Directory of Research Groups of the Scientific and Technological Development National Council (CNPq), Minas Gerais, Brazil., Souza CC; Complementary Therapies Research Group, Directory of Research Groups of the Scientific and Technological Development National Council (CNPq), Minas Gerais, Brazil., Justo BLT; Complementary Therapies Research Group, Directory of Research Groups of the Scientific and Technological Development National Council (CNPq), Minas Gerais, Brazil., Dutra DM; Complementary Therapies Research Group, Directory of Research Groups of the Scientific and Technological Development National Council (CNPq), Minas Gerais, Brazil., Mendes AMS; PRHOAMA, Programa de Homeopatia, Acupuntura e Medicina Antroposófica, Belo Horizonte Municipal Government, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Santos CP; PRHOAMA, Programa de Homeopatia, Acupuntura e Medicina Antroposófica, Belo Horizonte Municipal Government, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Tavares RLC; Complementary Therapies Research Group, Directory of Research Groups of the Scientific and Technological Development National Council (CNPq), Minas Gerais, Brazil.; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy [Homeopathy] 2021 May; Vol. 110 (2), pp. 102-107. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 04. |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0040-1721062 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Despite the increasing demand for complementary and integrative medicine, only a few studies have evaluated the effect of these types of treatments on the quality of life (QoL) of patients with chronic diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate the QoL of women treated with homeopathy within the Public Health System of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Methods: This is a prospective randomized controlled pragmatic trial. The patients were divided into two independent groups, one group underwent homeopathic treatment in the first 6-month period and the other did not receive any homeopathic treatment. In both randomized groups, patients maintained their conventional medical treatment when necessary. The World Health Organization Quality of Life abbreviated questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) was used for QoL analysis prior to treatment and 6 months later. Results: Randomization afforded similar baseline results in three domains of QoL analysis for both groups. After 6 months' treatment, there was a statistically significant difference between groups in the physical domain of WHOQOL-BREF: the average score improved to 63.6 ± (SD) 15.8 in the homeopathy group, compared with 53.1 ± (SD) 16.7 in the control group. Conclusions: Homeopathic treatment showed a positive impact at 6 months on the QoL of women with chronic diseases. Further studies should be performed to determine the long-term effects of homeopathic treatment on QoL and its determinant factors. Competing Interests: None declared. (Faculty of Homeopathy. This article is published by Thieme.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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