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| A longitudinal analysis of older Australian women's consultations with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners, 1996-2005 | | Author(s) | Jon Adams, David Sibbritt, Anne F Young |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 38, no 1, January 2009 |
| Pages | pp 93-99 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oxfordjournals.org |
| Keywords | Older women ; Alternative medicine ; Personnel ; Usage [services] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | To determine the factors associated with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among older Australian women over time, this study conducted a longitudinal analysis of postal questionnaires completed in 1996, 1999, 2002 and 2005 as part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. The percentage of women who consulted a CAM practitioner in those years were 14.6%, 21.1%, 10.9% and 9.9% respectively. Use of CAM increased as the number of reported symptoms increased and physical health deteriorated, for non-urban residents compared to urban residents. Use of CAM among older women appears to be strongly influenced by poor physical health. There is also a suggestion that lack of access to conventional health care providers increases CAM use. There is also an overall decline in the use of CAM among older women as they age. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090212209 A |
| Classmark | BD: LK3: QM: QLD: 3J: 7YA |
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