Treat or Treatment
A Qualitative Study Analyzing Patients’ Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11032162 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Felicity L Bishop (0000-0002-8737-6662, Felicity Bishop, Lucy Yardley, and George Lewith are with the University of Southampton, Southampton, England.), Liz Yardley (0000-0002-3853-883X, University of Southampton), Lucy Yardley (Felicity Bishop, Lucy Yardley, and George Lewith are with the University of Southampton, Southampton, England.), George Lewith (0000-0002-2364-3960, University of Southampton), George T Lewith (Felicity Bishop, Lucy Yardley, and George Lewith are with the University of Southampton, Southampton, England.) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1700-1705 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2007.110072 |
| PMID | 18172145 |
| PMCID | PMC2509600 |
| OpenAlex | W2099490088 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 18 |
Objectives. We analyzed how patients use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and examined how patients’ perspectives relate to existing, expert-led taxonomies. Methods. We conducted semistructured interviews with 46 people who used CAM in southern England, then performed a qualitative thematic analysis of the interviews. Results. CAM appeared to be used in 4 different ways: as treats, and as alternative, complementary, or conventional treatments. Treats were portrayed as personal luxuries, not directed at an identified health need. Systematic differences in the context, anticipated benefits, and implications for financial justification were revealed when nonmedical therapies were viewed and used as alternative, complementary, or conventional treatments. Specific CAM practices were viewed and used in different ways by different participants. Conclusions. Some participants used CAM practices as a personal luxury, not as a health care technology. This is incongruent with existing expert-led taxonomies. Physicians and researchers need to be aware that patients’ views of what constitutes CAM can differ radically from their own. They should choose their terminology carefully to initiate meaningful dialogue with their patients and research participants
Alternative medicine · Context (archaeology) · Conventional medicine · Family medicine · Health care · Medical education · Pathology · Qualitative analysis · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Terminology · Thematic analysis · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Empathy and Medical Education · Medicine · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Psychology
Práticas integrativas e complementares
Conceptualizations of pluralistic medical fields
Consultation with complementary medicine practitioners by individuals with chronic conditions
Room for improvement
The experience of using complementary therapies after a diagnosis of cancer
Placer, transformación y tratamiento
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2020 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |