Impact of Homeopathic Treatment on the Quality of Life of Women with Chronic Diseases: A Randomized Controlled Pragmatic Trial.
Homeopathy
; 110(2): 102-107, 2021 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33662995
ABSTRACT
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.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Materia Medica
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Chronic Disease
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Homeopathy
Year:
2021
Type:
Article