Complementary medicine practices in a community-based sample of lesbian and heterosexual women.
Complementary medicine practices in a community-based sample of lesbian and heterosexual women.
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DOI：
10.1080/07399330590933962
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发表时间：
2005-05-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Kodl, Molly M
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作者：
Matthews, Alicia K;Hughes, Tonda L;Kodl, Molly M
虽然研究人员已经研究了在某些医学人群中理解补充和替代医学（CAM）使用的相关性的基础，但对女性非临床样本中CAM使用的相关性知之甚少，特别是根据性取向。收集关于CAM模式的信息，作为女同性恋和异性恋妇女健康调查的一部分。82%的样本报告使用CAM。CAM使用的预测因素包括女同性恋性取向，较少的健康相关的担忧，以及在医疗保健环境中的歧视。进一步的研究是必要的，以更好地了解性取向如何与CAM的使用。今后的研究还应审查传统医疗环境中的歧视与补充和替代医学的使用增加之间的关系和经验。
While researchers have examined the established the foundation for understanding the correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among some medical populations, less is known about the correlates of CAM use in nonclinical samples of women, and particularly according to sexual orientation. Information on CAM modalities was collected as part of a survey of lesbian and heterosexual women's health. Eighty-two percent of the sample reported CAM use. Predictors of CAM use included a lesbian sexual orientation, less health-related worry, and perceived discrimination in health care settings. Additional research is warranted to better understand how sexual orientation relates to use of CAM. Future studies should also examine the relationships between and experiences with discrimination in traditional medical settings and increased use of complementary and alternative medicine.