Abrams, D

Ackerman, D

Ali, A

Enebo, B

Hardy, M

Heyman, A

Homel, P

Horowitz, R

Nguyen, L

Reardon, M

Senders, A

Shinto, L

Torkelson, C

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L Shinto

M Hardy

A Heyman

L Nguyen

A Senders

D Abrams

A Ali

B Enebo

P Homel

R Horowitz

M Reardon

C Torkelson

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POSTER PRESENTATION Open Access
P02.08. Patient reported outcomes from
complementary, alternative, and integrative
medicine (PROCAIM): a feasibility practice
network study
D Ackerman1*, L Shinto2, M Hardy3, A Heyman4, L Nguyen5, A Senders2, D Abrams6, A Ali7, B Enebo8, P Homel9,
R Horowitz10, M Reardon11, C Torkelson12
From International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health 2012
Portland, Oregon, USA. 15-18 May 2012
Purpose
To assess the feasibility of utilizing a web-based data
collection system as the research infrastructure for con-
ducting multi-site outcomes research to evaluate com-
plementary, alternative, and integrative medicine.
Methods
The study was a longitudinal observational, cohort study
with data collected at baseline and three months. Nine
integrative medicine clinics housed at academic health
centers that were members of the Consortium for Aca-
demic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine (CAHCIM)
were invited to participate. Each academic health center
was asked to obtain IRB approval for the study. Clinic
patients enrolled in the study were given instructions for
logging on to the project website to complete the follow-
ing questionnaires: demographic, quality of life (SF-12),
brief pain inventory, and an evaluation of the web-based
system. Three months after completing baseline question-
naires patients were notified by email with instructions to
complete final quality of life and pain questionnaires.
Change in quality of life and pain were analyzed by paired
t-test.
Results
All nine centers obtained IRB approval and subjects gave
informed consent. Eighty patients from eight centers were
enrolled and 48% (38/80) completed the baseline question-
naires. Of those that completed baseline questionnaires,
58% (22/38) completed the 3-month questionnaires.
Eighty-four percent (32/38) at baseline completed the eva-
luation rating their experience with the system and 74%
(28/38) responded that the web-based system was easy to
navigate. Only 16 participants completed both baseline
and 3-month quality of life and pain questionnaires, limit-
ing interpretation of this data. Significant improvements in
the mental health component of SF-12 (MCS, p=0.034),
pain severity (p=0.02) and pain interference (p=0.01) were
observed.
Conclusion
The study shows the feasibility of web-based data collec-
tion from multiple sites. Limited study resources likely
contributed to a significant number of enrolled partici-
pants not completing surveys. Although limited, the
data showing improvements in MCS and pain warrant
further investigation.
Author details
1Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, USA. 2Oregon Health &
Science University, Portland, USA. 3University of California, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles, USA. 4University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. 5National College of
Natural Medicine, Portland, USA. 6University of California, San Francisco,
Osher Center, San Francisco, USA. 7Yale University, Integrative Medicine
Center at Griffin Hosptial, Derby, USA. 8University of Colorado School of
Medicine, Denver, USA. 9Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA.
10University of Arizona, Center for Integrative Medicine, Tucson, USA.
11University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, USA. 12University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Published: 12 June 2012
1Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, USA
Full list of author information is available at the end of the article
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Shinto L

Hardy M

Heyman A

Nguyen L

Senders A

Abrams D

Ali A

Enebo B

Homel P

Horowitz R

Reardon M

Torkelson C

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