The rise of complementary self-care: A national sociological study of women's strategies for coping and living with chronic illness

在澳大利亚，治疗慢性病的传统方法未能满足患者的复杂需求，导致对补充性自我保健的兴趣和使用呈指数级增长，特别是在妇女中。在这项研究中，利用一个独特的患有慢性疾病的妇女国家样本，将为妇女的补充自我保健实践和劣势结构提供关键的见解。这项研究将是世界上第一个记录以前“隐藏”的补充自我保健实践的研究，为理解和促进慢性疾病背景下妇女的健康和福祉提供了一个新的框架。

Conventional approaches to chronic illness in Australia have failed to meet the complex needs of sufferers, leading to an exponential rise in interest in and use of complementary self-care, particularly amongst women. In this study, drawing on a unique national sample of women suffering from chronic illnesses will provide critical insight into women’s complementary self-care practices and structures of disadvantage. This study will be the first worldwide to document previously ‘hidden’ complementary self-care practices, providing a new framework for understanding and promoting women's health and wellbeing in the context of chronic illness.