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Normal medical practice of referring patients for complementary therapies among Australian general practitioners
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Easthope, G and Tranter, BK and Gill, GF, Normal medical practice of referring patients for complementary therapies among Australian general practitioners, Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 8, (4) pp. 226-233. ISSN 0965-2299 (2000) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1054/ctim.2000.0398
Abstract
Objectives: Assessing the extent to which general practitioners (GPs) accept complementary therapies as normal medical practice. Design: An examination of two Australian surveys of GPs undertaken in Tasmania and Victoria in 1997. Outcome Measures: Type of referral (to doctors or non-demidal therapists) and therapy. Levels of acceptance. Basis for judgement of acceptability. Results: In Tasmania 66% of Gps referred patients to doctors - primarily for acupuncture and hypnotherapy. Fifty-five per cent referred patients to non-medical practitioners - primarily for chiropractic, massage and osteopathy. In Victoria the rate of referral was 93%. Most GPs accepted acupuncture as a normal, but not orthodox, therapy. There are varying levels of acceptance of other complementary therapies and GPs judge by assessing safety and therapeutic value. Conclusion: Some complementary therapies are clearly part of normal, if not orthodox, practice in Australia. Discussion of complementary therapies in medicine must consider the differential levels of acceptance of different therapies. © 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine |
Research Field: | Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Other health |
Objective Field: | Other health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Easthope, G (Dr Gary Easthope) |
UTAS Author: | Tranter, BK (Professor Bruce Tranter) |
UTAS Author: | Gill, GF (Dr Gerard Gill) |
ID Code: | 19512 |
Year Published: | 2000 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 37 |
Deposited By: | Sociology and Social Work |
Deposited On: | 2000-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2001-05-09 |
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