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dc.contributor.authorKristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter
dc.contributor.authorStub, Trine
dc.contributor.authorMusial, Frauke
dc.contributor.authorFønnebø, Vinjar
dc.contributor.authorLillenes, Ola
dc.contributor.authorNorheim, Arne Johan
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-27T11:32:04Z
dc.date.available2018-04-27T11:32:04Z
dc.date.issued2018-03-27
dc.description.abstractIntentional use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has previously only been researched in small, possibly biased, samples. There seems to be a lack of scientific information regarding healthy individual's attitudes and presumed use of CAM. The aim of this study is to describe prevalence and characteristics of participants who intend to see a CAM provider compared to participants who intend to see a medical doctor (MD) only when suffering from a chronic, non- life-threatening disease and in the need of treatment. Further to describe differences between the groups regarding expected reasons for CAM use and expected skills of CAM providers. <br> METHOD: The survey was conducted in January 2016 as part of the "TNS Gallup Health policy Barometer". In total, 1728 individuals aged 16-92 years participated in the study, constituting an overall response rate of 47%. The survey included questions regarding opinions and attitudes towards health, health services and health politics in Norway. <br> RESULTS: The majority of the participants (90.2%) would see a MD only if they were suffering from a chronic, non- life-threatening disease and were in the need of treatment. Men over the age of 60 with a university education tended to see a MD only. Only 9.8% of all respondents would in addition visit a CAM provider. Being an intentional user of a MD + CAM provider was associated with being a woman under the age of 60. The respondents believed that CAM providers have professional competence based on formal training in CAM. They also believed that individuals seeing a CAM provider have poor health and are driven by the hope of being cured. Further, that they have heard that others have good experience with such treatment.<br> CONCLUSION: Intentional use of CAM is associated with positive attitudes, trustworthiness, and presumed positive experiences in the CAM-patient-setting. Intentional CAM users also have the impression that CAM providers have professional competence based on formal training in alternative therapies.en_US
dc.descriptionSource at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-018-2179-8>https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-018-2179-8</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKristoffersen, A.E., Stub, T., Musial, F., Fønnebø, V., Lillenes, O. & Norheim, A.J. (2018). Prevalence and reasons for intentional use of complementary and alternative medicine as an adjunct to future visits to a medical doctor for chronic disease. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine,18(1):109. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-018-2179-8en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1576743
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12906-018-2179-8
dc.identifier.issn1472-6882
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/12635
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.relation.journalBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine, Social medicine: 801en_US
dc.subjectChronic diseaseen_US
dc.subjectHealth care utilizationen_US
dc.subjectComplementary medicineen_US
dc.subjectAlternative medicineen_US
dc.subjectNorwayen_US
dc.titlePrevalence and reasons for intentional use of complementary and alternative medicine as an adjunct to future visits to a medical doctor for chronic diseaseen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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