Data IM research agenda

The aim of the project was to bring together the various stakeholders involved in IM in the Netherlands and formulate a Integrative Medicine research agenda. The research agenda should address patient needs, align with the Netherlands’ research capacity and expertise and meet with the needs of Dutch healthcare institutions and professionals in the field of IM. A survey was developed by the Louis Bolk Institute and the key CIZG experts to gather input for the IM research agenda from a broad range of stakeholders in the IM field. The survey covered topics such as 1) participants’ familiarity with IM, 2) their attitudes towards IM, 3) facilitators, and barriers to IM implementation, 4) IM research, 5) knowledge dissemination and best practices, 6) personal experiences with IM, and 7) professional backgrounds. Invitations to participate were sent to a diverse group of stakeholders. Direct invitations were sent to a list of 95 people familiar with IM from a wide variety of organisations, collected by the Louis Bolk Institute and the key CIZG expert group. These organisations were: academic centers, professional healthcare organisations, healthcare foundations, public health organisations, mental health organisations, elderly care organisations, palliative care organisations, research institutes, schools for IM, patient organisations, student organisations, funding organisations, and healthcare companies. Snowball sampling was used through the authors networks on LinkedIn, through professional associations of complementary therapists and professional associations of IM physicians. The survey was conducted using SurveyMonkey. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed. The survey was completed by a total of 92 respondents, 39 subjects started on the survey but did not complete it. Only completed surveys were used in the data analysis. More than half of the respondents was over 55 years old (n=50, 54%). Almost half of the respondents were healthcare professionals (n=42, 45%), of which 62% (n=26) worked as conventional care professionals and 38% (n=16) as CM professionals. About one third of respondents were patients (n=14, 15%) and researchers (n=12, 13%). Most respondents worked in healthcare (n=52), either in an organisation (n=33, 63%) or in their own independent practice (n=19, 37%). Of those working in an organisation, most worked in a hospital (39%). Most respondents have a very positive attitude towards IM (n=60, 65%), or a positive attitude (n=26, 28%), which could have been the result of the snowball sampling amongst stakeholders who were already familiar with IM. The most promising research domains in order of importance as ranked by the respondents (multiple responses were allowed) were: oncology (79%), pain management (66%) and palliative care (57%). More results can be found in the corresponding paper.本项目旨在汇聚荷兰整合医学（Integrative Medicine, IM）领域的各类利益相关方，并制定整合医学研究议程。该研究议程需贴合患者需求，契合荷兰的研究能力与专业专长，同时满足荷兰医疗保健机构及整合医学领域从业者的实际需求。 荷兰路易·博尔克研究所（Louis Bolk Institute）与CIZG核心专家团队共同开发了一份调查问卷，旨在从整合医学领域的广泛利益相关方中收集研究议程制定所需的意见。问卷涵盖七大主题：1）受访者对整合医学的熟悉程度；2）对整合医学的态度；3）整合医学实施的促进因素与阻碍因素；4）整合医学研究现状与方向；5）知识传播与最佳实践；6）整合医学个人实践经历；7）职业背景情况。 调研邀请面向多元化的利益相关群体发出。路易·博尔克研究所与CIZG核心专家团队从各类合作机构中筛选出95位熟悉整合医学的人士，并向其发送了直接调研邀请。涉及的合作机构涵盖学术中心、专业医疗组织、医疗基金会、公共卫生组织、精神卫生组织、老年护理组织、姑息治疗组织、研究机构、整合医学院校、患者组织、学生组织、资助机构及医疗企业。此外，研究团队通过作者的领英（LinkedIn）人脉网络、补充疗法专业协会及整合医学医师专业协会开展滚雪球抽样。本次调研依托SurveyMonkey平台完成，并对采集的数据进行了描述性统计分析。 本次调研共有92名受访者完成全部问卷，另有39人启动作答但未完成全部内容，数据分析仅采用有效完成的问卷样本。超过半数受访者年龄在55岁以上（n=50，占比54%）。近半数受访者为医疗专业人员（n=42，占比45%），其中62%（n=26）为常规医疗从业者，38%（n=16）为补充与替代医学（Complementary Medicine, CM）从业者。约三分之一的受访者为患者（n=14，占比15%）与研究人员（n=12，占比13%）。多数受访者供职于医疗领域（n=52），其中63%（n=33）就职于机构单位，37%（n=19）开设独立执业诊所。在机构就职的受访者中，多数供职于医院（占比39%）。绝大多数受访者对整合医学持有极为积极（n=60，占比65%）或积极（n=26，占比28%）的态度，这一结果或与本次调研采用滚雪球抽样、招募对象多为已熟悉整合医学的利益相关方有关。受访者按重要性排序的最具前景的研究领域（允许多选）依次为：肿瘤学（79%）、疼痛管理（66%）与姑息治疗（57%）。更多调研细节与结果可参阅对应学术论文。