Health beliefs and alternative medicine: a qualitative study of breast cancer patients.
Health beliefs and alternative medicine: a qualitative study of breast cancer patients.
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健康信念和替代医学：乳腺癌患者的定性研究。
DOI：
10.1080/08858199609528433
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发表时间：
1996
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影响因子：
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通讯作者：
Carney,PA
中科院分区：
文献类型：
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作者：
Brown,PJ;Carney,PA
背景和方法：为了探索使用替代医学的患者的信念，作者采访了20名女性乳腺癌患者，了解他们对健康、疾病和医疗保健的看法。参与者要么单独使用传统疗法(常规组，n=11)，要么使用传统疗法加替代疗法(非常规组，n=9)。结果：不同组之间对病因的信念相似，而对康复的信念差异较大。此外，非传统组的患者认为他们的信念是最近形成的，主要受到他们的癌症经历的影响，而传统组的患者认为他们的信念是“终生的”，主要受到成长的影响。结论：对健康和疾病的信念代表着一个与患者理解疾病的方式随时间的变化有关的演变过程。在临床环境中讨论患者的信念可能有助于医生更好地了解患者在医疗保健方面的选择。
Background and Methods.To explore beliefs among patients who use alternative medicine, the authors interviewed 20 female breast cancer patients for their perceptions of health, illness, and medical care. The participants had used either conventional therapies alone (conventional group,n= 11) or conventional with alternative therapies (unconventional group,n= 9).Results.Beliefs about the cause of illness were similar between groups, whereas beliefs about recovery showed greater variation. In addition, the patients in the unconventional group perceived their beliefs to be recently formed and chiefly influenced by their cancer experiences, while the patients in the conventional group felt that their beliefs were “lifelong” and influenced primarily by upbringing.Conclusions.Beliefs about health and illness represent an evolving process related to changes in the way patients understand their illnesses over time. Discussing patients’ beliefs in the clinical setting may help physicians better understand patients’ choices with regard to medical care.
影响因子：
6.2
作者：
B. Cassileth
通讯作者：
B. Cassileth
苦草：主流、魔法和威胁
影响因子：
39.2
作者：
T. Delbanco
通讯作者：
T. Delbanco