Patients with terminal cancer who use alternative therapies: their beliefs and practices
| Autor: | Sydney Roberts, Gail M. Williams, Bernard Mason, D Schlect, Alexandra Clavarino, Damien Thomson, Lisbeth Kenny, Patsy Yates, Geoffrey Beadle, Jake M. Najman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) Cytotoxic drug business.industry Illness behaviour Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Alternative medicine Cancer Disease Terminal cancer Logistic regression medicine.disease Will to live Family medicine medicine Physical therapy business |
| Zdroj: | Sociology of Health and Illness. 15:199-216 |
| ISSN: | 1467-9566 0141-9889 |
| Popis: | This paper examines the extent to which patients who have been diagnosed as having terminal cancer choose to use non-medical therapies. In particular it is concerned with the illness behaviour of patients who are receiving conventional cytotoxic drug and radiation treatments, who also decide to use a wide range of 'alternative' medications and therapies. The paper discusses the findings of a study of 152 patients with metastatic cancer that examined the extent to which they used alternative cancer therapies, as well as the beliefs and attitudes they have about their cancer, its treatment, and the practitioners providing that treatment. Four groups of users of alternative therapies, who differ according to their commitment to and the type of therapies they use, were identified. Results of logistic regression analyses indicate that those using alternative therapies were different in range of social attitudes. These differences were primarily their greater reported 'will to live' and desire for control over treatment decisions, and the differing beliefs they hold about their disease. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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