Heafner Jessica Colleen, Buchanan Bethany
University of Alaska, Anchorage
University of Alaska, Anchorage.
J Holist Nurs. 2016 Jun;34(2):200-11. doi: 10.1177/0898010115597809. Epub 2015 Sep 17.
To explore why Alaskans choose to pursue complementary medicine as a health care option.
Qualitative descriptive.
A purposive convenient recruitment methodology was used to recruit project participants. Focus groups were conducted to collect the research data.
Five themes were identified that highlighted why participants use complementary medicine: dissatisfaction, effective, holistic, relationship focused, and a personal journey.
探究阿拉斯加人选择采用补充替代医学作为医疗保健选项的原因。
定性描述性研究。
采用目的便利抽样法招募项目参与者。通过焦点小组收集研究数据。
确定了五个主题,突出了参与者使用补充替代医学的原因:不满、有效、整体、注重关系以及个人经历。