Simultaneous use of complementary and alternative medicine with conventional medicine : Reasons for CAM usage and attitudes of health care providers
Pietarinen, Lea (2014)
Pietarinen, Lea
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014081113406
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014081113406
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The aim of the study was to find out why people are using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) simultaneously with conventional medicine and why users of CAM do not inform health care professionals about their use of CAM. Another aim of the study was to find out health care professionals attitudes regarding the use of CAM. The purpose of the study is to provide information that could be used to develop the health care services and education of health care providers about CAM.
Participants of the study were customers of the two CAM therapist and inclusion criteria were simultaneous use or that they had used CAM and conventional medicine simultaneously in the past. The research was carried out using qualitative research method. Self-administered questionnaires with open-ended questions were used to collect the data. Thematic content analysis and inductive reasoning was used to analyse the data.
Study revealed that the main reason why people who are using complementary and alternative medicine along with conventional medicine was anticipated or already experienced benefits of the complementary and alternative medicine. Already experienced or anticipated disapproval towards CAM is the main reason that prevented patients from informing about their use of CAM. Negative feedback was the most common reaction when participants told that they are using CAM to the health care professionals.
Participants of the study were customers of the two CAM therapist and inclusion criteria were simultaneous use or that they had used CAM and conventional medicine simultaneously in the past. The research was carried out using qualitative research method. Self-administered questionnaires with open-ended questions were used to collect the data. Thematic content analysis and inductive reasoning was used to analyse the data.
Study revealed that the main reason why people who are using complementary and alternative medicine along with conventional medicine was anticipated or already experienced benefits of the complementary and alternative medicine. Already experienced or anticipated disapproval towards CAM is the main reason that prevented patients from informing about their use of CAM. Negative feedback was the most common reaction when participants told that they are using CAM to the health care professionals.