Pattern of alternative medicine usage among the chinese breast cancer patients: Implication for service integration

被引：12

作者：

Abdullah, AM

Lau, Y

Chow, LWC ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Hong Kong, Dept Surg, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[2] Univ Hong Kong, Dept Community Med, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[3] Kwong Wah Hosp, Dept Surg, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE | 2003年 / 31卷 / 04期

关键词：

alternative medicine; breast cancer; Chinese;

D O I：

10.1142/S0192415X03001284

中图分类号：

R [医药、卫生];

学科分类号：

10 ;

摘要：

The study examined the pattern of and factors associated with use of alternative medicine (AM) among Chinese breast cancer patients. An analytical, cross-sectional survey of 352 breast cancer patients from two breast cancer centers was conducted in 1997. Amongst the respondents, the usage rate of alternative medicine was 27.8%. Factors forming the use of AM included being young to middle-aged, having higher education and a belief that AM would enhance orthodox treatment. A substantial proportion of Chinese breast cancer patients use AM besides conventional medicine. There is a need to integrate AM with conventional medicine to improve the service provision for cancer patients.

引用

页码：649 / 658

页数：10

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