Mitchell A
School of Psychology, University of Exeter, United Kingdom.
J Altern Complement Med. 2000 Apr;6(2):181-6. doi: 10.1089/acm.2000.6.181.
This article suggests that a research agenda for healing should encompass qualitative issues of value and meaning as well as quantitative issues of clinical effectiveness. Patients themselves should play an active part in all stages of the research process in order to ensure that the questions addressed are relevant to the needs and wants of those who use healing. Research should address the issues of defining and specifying desired outcomes and clarifying the specific and nonspecific factors in the healing process as well as investigating the potential for harm in treatment and minimizing risk. Some specific research questions are raised. The healing community is challenged to develop a research agenda that is conceptually and methodologically rigorous, true to the holistic nature of complementary and alternative medicine, and retains the subversive edge of the healing traditions.
本文表明，治愈研究议程应涵盖价值和意义的定性问题以及临床疗效的定量问题。患者自身应在研究过程的各个阶段发挥积极作用，以确保所探讨的问题与使用治愈方法的人群的需求和期望相关。研究应解决定义和明确期望结果的问题，阐明治愈过程中的具体和非具体因素，以及调查治疗中的潜在危害并将风险降至最低。文中提出了一些具体的研究问题。治愈领域面临挑战，需要制定一个在概念和方法上严谨、符合补充和替代医学整体性质且保留治愈传统颠覆性优势的研究议程。
