Breast Cancer Survivors’ Perceptions of Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM): Making the Decision to Use or Not to Use
| Autor: | Alan Gavin, Judith Belle Brown, Moira Stewart, Heather Boon, Mary Ann Kennard |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Adult
Complementary Therapies Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice 050103 clinical psychology medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Decision Making MEDLINE Alternative medicine Breast Neoplasms Health knowledge Choice Behavior Conflict Psychological 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Perception Health care medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Survivors Aged media_common Gynecology business.industry 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Focus Groups Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Focus group 030227 psychiatry Family medicine Female business |
| Zdroj: | Qualitative Health Research. 9:639-653 |
| ISSN: | 1552-7557 1049-7323 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/104973299129122135 |
| Popis: | The study described in this article explored breast cancer survivors’ perceptions and experiences as they decided whether to use a variety of complementary/alternative therapies. Six focus groups were conducted composed of women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Each 2-hour session was audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. In this article, the process by which the participants made the decision to use or not to use complementary/alternative therapies, including their discovery and investigation of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) and their experiences using or not using CAM, are described. Barriers to using CAM included cost, access, and time. Family and friends generally supported the decision to use CAM; however, the participants described health care practitioners’ reactions as mixed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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