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"They're made in factories and not by witches on the allotment" : a qualitative study of midlife women in the United Kingdom, exploring their approaches to complementary and alternative medicines
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Lindenmeyer, Antje, Jamie, Kimberly, Griffiths, Frances and Légaré, France (2011) "They're made in factories and not by witches on the allotment" : a qualitative study of midlife women in the United Kingdom, exploring their approaches to complementary and alternative medicines. Health Care for Women International, Vol.32 (No.12). pp. 1046-1067. doi:10.1080/07399332.2011.603864 ISSN 0739-9332.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2011.603864
Abstract
This article explores midlife women's experiences and approaches related to complementary and alternative therapies (CAMS). Ninety-six midlife women were asked about their use of CAMs as part of their overall approach to midlife health. Qualitative thematic analysis was combined with a case-based approach. Women set their experience of CAMs in the context of conventional medicine taking and discussed their safety and different uses. For treatments requiring direct contact with a practitioner, accessibility and quality of the relationship were crucial. Four overall approaches could be discerned (political–critical, pragmatic, careful and wellbeing-oriented) that dynamically interacted with women's experiences.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH) |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Alternative medicine, Middle-aged women -- Health and hygiene -- Great Britain, Health attitudes -- Great Britain | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Health Care for Women International | ||||
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | ||||
| ISSN: | 0739-9332 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2011 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.32 | ||||
| Number: | No.12 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1046-1067 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/07399332.2011.603864 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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