Table 3 Preliminary Framework of Outcome Domains Important for CAM Research
Holistic wellness/well-being (encompassing each of physical, psychological, social, spiritual) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Physical | Psychological | Social | Spiritual |
Biological markers | Absorption | Adjustment | Awareness |
Disability | Anger | Advocacy | Balance |
Energy | Anxiety | Economic | Enablement |
Fatigue | Attitudes and Beliefs |    Health care utilization | Energy |
Function/Activities of Daily Living | Awareness |    Cost-effectiveness | Harmony |
Pain | Coping | Relationships | Hope |
Pathology | Depression | Role function in daily life and work | Peace |
Sleep | Empathy | Social support | Relaxation |
Symptom management | Enablement | Socioeconomic | Spirituality |
| Â | Energy | Social Strain | Transformation |
| Â | Patient expectations | Religiosity | Â |
| Â | General | Â | Â |
| Â | Hope | Â | Â |
| Â | Introversion | Â | Â |
| Â | Locus of control | Â | Â |
| Â | Mood | Â | Â |
| Â | Openness to experience | Â | Â |
| Â | Optimism/Pessimism | Â | Â |
| Â | Patient knowledge | Â | Â |
| Â | Patient motivation | Â | Â |
| Â | Patient perceived self-efficacy | Â | Â |
| Â | Patient perceptions of care | Â | Â |
| Â | Patient perceptions of risk | Â | Â |
| Â | Patient preference for control | Â | Â |
| Â | Patient Satisfaction | Â | Â |
| Â | Readiness | Â | Â |
| Â | Relaxation | Â | Â |
| Â | Resilience | Â | Â |
| Â | Self-Esteem | Â | Â |
| Â | Sense of Coherence | Â | Â |
| Â | Stress | Â | Â |
| Â | Trust | Â | Â |
Quality of Life (assessing at least two of physical, psychological, social, spiritual) | |||
Global | |||
Multidimensional | |||
Individualized | |||
e.g. Measure Your Medical Outcome Profile, Measure Your Concerns and Well-being, Goal Attainment Scaling | |||
Context of healing | |||
Healing environment | |||
Negotiations between patients and practitioners | |||
Patient-centeredness of healing | |||
Patient expectations | |||
Patient-practitioner relationship | |||
Practitioner attitudes towards integration | |||
Practitioner attributes | |||
Practitioner expectations | |||
Practitioner experience | |||
Attunement | |||
Therapeutic Intent | |||
Process of healing | |||
Adjustment | |||
Engagement with intervention experience | |||
Personal growth | |||
Transformation | |||
Unstuckness | |||