1996 - 2005年澳大利亚老年女性与补充和替代医学（CAM）从业者咨询情况的纵向分析
A longitudinal analysis of older Australian women's consultations with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners, 1996-2005.
作者信息
Adams Jon, Sibbritt David, Young Anne F
机构信息
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia.
出版信息
Age Ageing. 2009 Jan;38(1):93-9. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afn241. Epub 2008 Nov 18.
OBJECTIVE
to determine the factors associated with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among older Australian women over time.
METHODS
a longitudinal analysis of postal questionnaires completed in 1996, 1999, 2002 and 2005 as part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.
RESULTS
the percentage of women who consulted a CAM practitioner in the years 1996, 1999, 2002 and 2005 were 14.6%, 12.1%, 10.9% and 9.9%, respectively. Use of CAM increased as the number of reported symptoms increased and physical health deteriorated, for non-urban residents compared to urban residents.
CONCLUSION
use of CAM amongst older women appears to be strongly influenced by poor physical health. There is also a suggestion that lack of access to conventional health care providers increases CAM use. There is also an overall decline in the use of CAM among older women as they age.
目的
确定澳大利亚老年女性长期使用补充和替代医学（CAM）的相关因素。
方法
对1996年、1999年、2002年和2005年完成的邮政调查问卷进行纵向分析，这些问卷是澳大利亚女性健康纵向研究的一部分。
结果
1996年、1999年、2002年和2005年咨询CAM从业者的女性比例分别为14.6%、12.1%、10.9%和9.9%。与城市居民相比，非城市居民中，随着报告症状数量的增加和身体健康状况的恶化，CAM的使用也增加。
结论
老年女性对CAM的使用似乎受到身体健康不佳的强烈影响。也有迹象表明，难以获得传统医疗服务提供者的服务会增加CAM的使用。随着年龄增长，老年女性对CAM的使用总体上也在下降。
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