使用替代医学的人群与不使用替代医学的人群有何不同？
How different are users and non-users of alternative medicine?
作者信息
Blais R, Maïga A, Aboubacar A
机构信息
Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire en santé, Université de Montréal, QC.
出版信息
Can J Public Health. 1997 May-Jun;88(3):159-62. doi: 10.1007/BF03403880.
PURPOSE
To determine whether users and non-users of alternative medicine in the province of Quebec differ in terms of demographic characteristics, health profile or utilization of medical services.
METHODS
The Quebec Health Insurance Board (QHIB) medical service records of the Quebec Health Survey (1987) respondents for the 12 months before the survey were linked with respondents' survey answers. Those who saw an alternative medicine practitioner at their last professional consultation (the "users", n = 169) were matched by diagnosis and area of residence with those who saw a physician instead (the "non-users", n = 169).
RESULTS
Users and non-users of alternative medicine differed in age, activity, education and income. After adjustment for age, education and income, the two groups had a similar health profile, but users of alternative medicine had made fewer medical visits in the previous year.
CONCLUSION
Alternative medicine attracts a particular clientele. More research is needed to understand the reasons people look to alternative therapies instead of conventional medicine.
目的
确定魁北克省替代医学的使用者和非使用者在人口统计学特征、健康状况或医疗服务利用方面是否存在差异。
方法
魁北克健康保险委员会（QHIB）将魁北克健康调查（1987年）受访者在调查前12个月的医疗服务记录与受访者的调查答案相联系。那些在最近一次专业咨询中看过替代医学从业者的人（“使用者”，n = 169），按照诊断和居住地区与那些看医生的人（“非使用者”，n = 169）进行匹配。
结果
替代医学的使用者和非使用者在年龄、活动、教育程度和收入方面存在差异。在对年龄、教育程度和收入进行调整后，两组的健康状况相似，但替代医学的使用者在前一年的就诊次数较少。
结论
替代医学吸引了特定的客户群体。需要更多的研究来了解人们选择替代疗法而非传统医学的原因。
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