Patel Asmita
New Zealand College of Chinese Medicine, Auckland, New Zealand, and School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, Faculty Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Am J Lifestyle Med. 2019 Feb 15;15(3):257-259. doi: 10.1177/1559827619829691. eCollection 2021 May-Jun.
In New Zealand, little is known about Western medicine practitioners, such as general practitioners (GPs), who have also trained in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The aim was to identify the reasons why two GPs decided to study TCM and become integrated health care practitioners. Data from two Auckland-based integrated (combined GP and TCM) health care practitioners were analyzed for the present study. Individual face-to-face interviews were conducted. An inductive thematic approach was used to analyze the data. One main theme emerged. Both participants discussed how they perceived certain limitations in relation to their practice within the Western medicine model and that TCM allowed them to provide a holistic form of treatment. Being an integrated health care practitioner was perceived by participants as allowing them to treat the whole person rather than just the symptoms of a condition. TCM was also perceived to be beneficial as it allowed participants to provide alternative methods in treating their patients.
在新西兰，人们对同时接受过中医培训的西医从业者，如全科医生（GP）了解甚少。本研究的目的是确定两名全科医生决定学习中医并成为综合医疗从业者的原因。本研究分析了来自奥克兰的两名综合（全科医生和中医相结合）医疗从业者的数据。进行了个人面对面访谈。采用归纳主题分析法对数据进行分析。出现了一个主要主题。两位参与者都讨论了他们如何认识到西医模式下自身执业存在的某些局限性，而中医使他们能够提供一种整体治疗形式。参与者认为成为一名综合医疗从业者使他们能够治疗整个人，而不仅仅是病症的症状。中医还被认为是有益的，因为它使参与者能够为患者提供其他治疗方法。
