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.
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页码：649 / 658
页数：10
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