Young Natalie N, Braun Kathryn L
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.
Hawaii Med J. 2007 Jul;66(7):176, 178-80.
Using qualitative methods, we examined 12 patients' experiences with combining lă'au lapa'au (Hawaiian herbal healing) and Western medicine. Participants felt a higher degree of connectedness and understanding in their relationship with their healer than with their physician, and they felt that healers took more time to listen and clearly explain diagnoses. Lă'au lapa'au was more likely than Western medicine to incorporate a spiritual and prayer component, lead to improvements in cultural and personal identity, and foster feelings of connectedness to the land and Hawaiian values.
我们采用定性研究方法，调查了12位患者将夏威夷草药疗法与西医相结合的体验。与医生相比，参与者感觉与治疗师的关系更紧密、更易理解，他们觉得治疗师会花更多时间倾听并清晰解释诊断结果。与西医相比，夏威夷草药疗法更有可能包含精神和祈祷元素，能提升文化和个人认同感，并培养与土地及夏威夷价值观的联系感。
