Richardson Janet
School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish St, London W1W 6UW, England, UK.
Am J Public Health. 2004 Jun;94(6):1049-53. doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.6.1049.
Complementary and alternative therapies have become popular with patients in Western countries. Studies have suggested motivations for patients' choosing a wide range of complementary therapies. Data on the expectations of patients who use complementary therapy are limited. We assessed the expectations of patients who use complementary therapy.
Patients attending a British National Health Service (NHS) outpatient department that provided acupuncture, osteopathy, and homoeopathy were asked to complete a qualitative survey.
Patients expected symptom relief, information, a holistic approach, improved quality of life, self-help advice, and wide availability of such therapies on the NHS.
Physicians' understanding of patients' expectations of complementary therapies will help patients make appropriate and realistic treatment choices.
补充和替代疗法在西方国家已受到患者欢迎。研究表明患者选择多种补充疗法存在多种动机。关于使用补充疗法患者期望的数据有限。我们评估了使用补充疗法患者的期望。
要求在一家提供针灸、整骨疗法和顺势疗法的英国国家医疗服务体系(NHS)门诊部就诊的患者完成一项定性调查。
患者期望症状缓解、获得信息、采用整体治疗方法、提高生活质量、获得自助建议以及NHS广泛提供此类疗法。
医生了解患者对补充疗法的期望将有助于患者做出恰当且现实的治疗选择。