Steinsbekk A, Fønnebø V
Department of Community Medicine and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.
Homeopathy. 2003 Jan;92(1):3-10. doi: 10.1054/homp.2002.0068.
Homeopathy is the form of complementary medicine most frequently used in Norway. This study describes complaints and characteristics of patients who visited Norwegian homeopaths in 1998, comparing them with those who visited homeopaths in 1985 and general practice patients.
We conducted a survey of 1097 patients visiting 80 Norwegian homeopaths in 1998 and compared them with a similar survey in 1985 (1072 consultations) and a 1989 survey of general practice patients (90,458 consultations).
One in four of patients visiting homeopaths in 1998 were children between 0 and 9 years of age, compared to one in ten in 1985 and in general practice. Almost half of the patients in 1998 had used prescription drugs provided by a medical doctor the previous month for the same complaints they presented to the homeopath. In 1998 patients sought homeopathy most often because of respiratory and skin complaints. In 1985 the most common reasons were musculo-skeletal and digestive problems. Four of the five commonest reasons for encounter in homeopathic practice in 1998 were also found among the five commonest reasons for general practice consultations.
Patients currently visiting homeopaths differ in age and to some extent in complaints compared to previous users of homeopathy and general practice patients.
顺势疗法是挪威最常使用的补充替代医学形式。本研究描述了1998年就诊于挪威顺势疗法医生的患者的病症及特征，并将他们与1985年就诊于顺势疗法医生的患者以及全科医疗患者进行比较。
我们对1998年就诊于80位挪威顺势疗法医生的1097名患者进行了一项调查，并将其与1985年的一项类似调查（1072次诊疗）以及1989年对全科医疗患者的一项调查（90458次诊疗）进行比较。
1998年就诊于顺势疗法医生的患者中有四分之一是0至9岁的儿童，而1985年以及全科医疗中的这一比例为十分之一。1998年几乎一半的患者在前一个月曾因向顺势疗法医生诉说的相同病症而使用过医生开的处方药。1998年患者寻求顺势疗法治疗最常见的原因是呼吸道和皮肤病症。1985年最常见的原因是肌肉骨骼和消化系统问题。1998年顺势疗法诊疗中最常见的五个就诊原因中有四个也出现在全科医疗诊疗的最常见原因中。
与之前的顺势疗法使用者及全科医疗患者相比，目前就诊于顺势疗法医生的患者在年龄上有所不同，在病症方面也有一定程度的差异。
