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General practitioners' attitudes toward complementary therapies

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posted on 2023-05-16, 12:16 authored by Easthope, G, Bruce TranterBruce Tranter, Gill, GF
Attitudes toward complementary therapies were elicited from a postal survey of all identified general practitioners in the state of Tasmania, Australia. Regression analysis of the data indicated that demographic features associated with favourable attitudes were younger age and location in small or single practices. Personal experiences of such therapies or patient endorsement of them were also associated with favourable attitudes. Those who saw the holistic orientation of complementary medicine as an advantage were likely to hold favourable attitudes. Those who saw the cure rate of complementary therapies as problematic and/or had personal knowledge of the harmful effects of such therapies were less likely to have favourable attitudes.

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Publication title

Social Science & Medicine

Volume

51

Issue

10

Pagination

1555-1561

ISSN

0277-9536

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Elsevier Science Ltd; Pergamon

Place of publication

Oxon, UK

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  • Restricted

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Other health not elsewhere classified

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