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À cet égard, les recherches actuelles - comme l'enquête prospective de Leis et al. parmi les cancéreux de six provinces canadiennes pendant les deux premières années suivant le diagnostic, ou l'enquête et l'étude qualitative menée par Kendall chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH - peuvent servir de guide, quoique les habitudes d'utilisation parmi les personnes atteintes de maladies ou de troubles peuvent être différentes de celles de la population en général. Il serait également utile de consulter tous les intervenants : chercheurs, praticiens, responsables des politiques et consommateurs.
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In Canada there is growing momentum with regard to research into complementary and alternative health care (CAHC). The time is opportune to review the questions used in population surveys of the use of CAHC. While it is not possible to change the questions used in the NPHS, it is possible to develop questions for use in the CCHS, either in the main survey or in supplementary surveys. However, to permit a comparison of results between health regions and over time, it is especially important to have an appropriate, useful, and validated set of questions. In this regard, current research - such as the prospective survey by Leis et al. among cancer patients in six Canadian provinces during the first two years after diagnosis, or the survey and qualitative study conducted by Kendall among people with HIV - may offer guidance, although patterns of use among people with diseases or conditions may be different than those in the population as a whole. Consultation among all stakeholders - researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, and consumers - would also be instructive.
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