Complementary medicine in nursing homes - results of a mixed methods pilot study

Ortiz, Miriam; Soom Ammann, Eva; Salis Gross, Corina; Schnabel, Katharina; Walbaum, Torsten; Binting, Sylvia; Fischer, Herbert Felix; Teut, Michael; Kottner, Jan; Suhr, Ralf; Brinkhaus, Benno

doi:10.1186/1472-6882-14-443

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Ortiz, M., Soom Ammann, E., Salis Gross, C., Schnabel, K., Walbaum, T., Binting, S., Fischer, H. F., Teut, M., Kottner, J., Suhr, R., & Brinkhaus, B. (2014). Complementary medicine in nursing homes - results of a mixed methods pilot study. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 14, 443. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-14-443

Abstract

Background ‘Kneipp Therapy’ (KT) is a form of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) that includes a combination of hydrotherapy, herbal medicine, mind-body medicine, physical activities, and healthy eating. Since 2007, some nursing homes for older adults in Germany began to integrate CAM in the form of KT in care. The study investigated how KT is used in daily routine care and explored the health status of residents and caregivers involved in KT. Methods We performed a cross-sectional pilot study with a mixed methods approach t