Complementary and alternative medicine and rheumatology nurses: A survey of current use and perceptions
| Autor: | Caroline Osborn, G. David Baxter, Julie H. Barlow, Panos Barlas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Response rate (survey)
medicine.medical_specialty Massage Reflexology 030504 nursing Research and Theory business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Alternative medicine Rheumatology 03 medical and health sciences Health services Nursing 030502 gerontology Internal medicine Perception Family medicine Medicine 0305 other medical science business media_common Aromatherapy |
| Zdroj: | NT Research. 9:110-119 |
| ISSN: | 1361-4096 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/136140960400900205 |
| Popis: | A questionnaire-based survey of rheumatology nurses was undertaken to investigate the use, and perceptions, of the effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) in the management of patients with rheumatic diseases (RD). A total of 192 rheumatology nurses (response rate 76.2%) completed the questionnaire, which included sections on qualifications and clinical experience, perceptions of, training in, and use of CAM in the management of RD patients. CAM was provided by 8.3% of respondents, principally aromatherapy, massage and reflexology. Furthermore, over half of respondents (51.6%) provided advice to patients about CAM, primarily to patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Perceptions of the benefits of CAM are overwhelmingly positive: 89.8% of respondents considered it to have a role in the NHS. Current barriers to wider use of CAM include budgetary constraints in the health service, limited availability of published evidence, and the current lack of a clear and adequate regulatory framework for its practice. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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