Doing' chronic illness? Complementary medicine use among people living with HIV/Aids in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2266020 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Thorpe (0000-0003-4415-9438, La Trobe University, corresponding author), Rachel D Thorpe |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 375-389 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Health & Illness (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-9889 • E-ISSN: 1467-9566 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2008.01137.x |
| PMID | 19055587 |
| OpenAlex | W1986253233 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 28 |
This article takes the use of complementary medicine by a group of people living with HIV/AIDS as the starting point for exploring the options for living with chronic illness in contemporary western societies. Some authors have suggested that the situation of living with chronic illness may not be a significant departure from the process of negotiating choice that is theorised to be a defining feature of late-modern society and that there are now many ways of living with or 'doing' chronic illness. This article uses these theoretical concepts to explore the experiences of people who have lived with HIV/AIDS for a number of years. It is argued that while different options for managing chronic illness may exist, it is not always possible or desirable for individuals to put these choices into practice. The article is based on 18 qualitative interviews with people living with HIV/AIDS who were using complementary medicine
Chronic disease · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Negotiation · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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Culture, the 'sick role' and the consumption of health
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Sustaining safe practice
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The search for wellbeing in alternative and complementary health practices
Beyond medicalisation-demedicalisation
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| Citations per year | 0.47 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |