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Journal Article
Perceptions of Providers and Administrators in the Veterans Health Administration Regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2014
Overview
BACKGROUND:The integration of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies into a large organization such as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) requires cultural change and deliberate planning to ensure feasibility and buy-in from staff and patients. At present, there is limited knowledge of VHA patient care providers’ and administrators’ viewpoints regarding CAM therapies and their implementation.
OBJECTIVES:Our purpose was to qualitatively examine knowledge, attitudes, perceived value and perceived barriers, and/or facilitators to CAM program implementation among VHA providers and administrators at a large VHA facility.
RESEARCH DESIGN:We are reporting the qualitative interview portion of a mixed-methods study.
SUBJECTS:Twenty-eight participants (patient care providers or administrators) were purposely chosen to represent a spectrum of positions and services. Participants’ experience with and exposure to CAM therapies varied.
MEASURES:Individual interviews were conducted using a semi-structured format and were digitally recorded, transcribed, and coded for themes.
RESULTS:Recurrent themes includeda range of knowledge about CAM; benefits for patients and staff; and factors that can be facilitators or barriers including evidence-based practice or perceived lack thereof, prevailing culture, leadership at all levels, and lack of position descriptions for CAM therapists. Participants rated massage, meditation, acupuncture, and yoga as priorities for promotion across the VHA.
CONCLUSIONS:Despite perceived challenges, providers and administrators recognized the value of CAM and potential for expansion of CAM within the VHA. Interview results could inform the process of incorporating CAM into a plan for meeting VHA Strategic Goal One of personalized, proactive, patient-driven health care across the VHA.
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
