KMID : 0606420050110030193
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2005 Volume.11 No. 3 p.193 ~ p.201
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A Study on Use of Complementary-Alternative Therapy in Middle-aged Women
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Park Hyoung-Sook
Cho Gyoo-Yeong Kim Mi-Ok Lee Suk-Ryeun
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Abstract
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe the use pattern of alternative therapies in middle aged women.
METHOD: The subjects of this study were 530 women from 40 to 64 years of age. The data of this study was patients¡¯ records. The data was gathered from April 1st, 2004 to June 30th, 2004. Data was analyzed statistically by using the SPSS/WIN 10.0 program.
RESULT: It was shown that 63.5% of the subjects have utilized one or more types of alternative therapy. The most common type of alternative therapy was dietary and nutritional therapy 38.3%, and the place of use was the home 64.1%. The most common reason was a recommendation by friends. The degree of satisfaction after the use of alternative therapy was 95.2%. Among users of alternative therapies, the most frequent responses to each question were as follows; Motive of Use- "for health maintenance and promotion." (62.7%) In the relation ship between general characteristics and utilization of alternative therapy, religion(x2=12.33, p=.02), exercise(x2=8.21, p=004), and health status(x2=14.95, p=.005) showed a significant statistical difference.
CONCLUSION: We found that middle aged women used alternative therapies more frequently than other populations. Therefore, it is suggested that medical doctors or nurses verify the true effects or side-effects from the most therapies or nurses verify the true effects or side-effects from the most common complementary or alternative therapies through experiments.
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KEYWORD
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Complementary-Alternative therapy, Middle-aged Women
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