Assessing homeopathic proving using questionnaire methodology: consideration and implications for future studies
Brien, S. and Lewith, G. (2005) Assessing homeopathic proving using questionnaire methodology: consideration and implications for future studies. Forschende Komplementärmedizen [Research in Complementary Medicine], 12, (3), 152-158. (doi:10.1159/000084837).
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Description/Abstract
Homeopathic pathogenetic trials (or provings) provide the foundations for the clinical practice of homeopathy. The most recent review of proving studies indicated that provings are generally of poor methodological quality. Methods to improve the quality and scientific rigour are needed to critically assess the clinical basis of homeopathy. This article describes a methodology using a symptom diary with a selection of predefined remedy specific symptoms (proving questionnaire). The proving questionnaire was developed as an alternative to the traditional qualitative proving methods in an attempt to provide a quantitative method that could rigorously validate the original provings. This article considers the advantages and disadvantages of this approach and provides suggestions for future work in this area.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1424-7364 (print) |
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| Keywords: | therapeutic use, non-u.s. government, materia medica, questionnaires, humans, methods, atropa belladonna, britain, reproducibility of results, homeopathy, belladonna alkaloids, review, standards |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Community Clinical Sciences University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine |
| Item ID: | 61681 |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 02:53 |
| Contributors: | Brien, S. (Author) Lewith, G. (Author) |
| Date: | June 2005 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/61681 |
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