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    Authors
    Mc Kenna, F
    Killoury, F
    Affiliation
    Rath Mhuire Health Centre, 9 Malahide Rd, Swords, Co Dublin. drfionamckenna@yahoo.ie
    Issue Date
    2010-11-05T11:52:48Z
    MeSH
    Adolescent
    Adult
    Aged
    Aged, 80 and over
    Complementary Therapies
    Family Practice
    Female
    Humans
    Ireland
    Male
    Massage
    Middle Aged
    Urban Population
    Young Adult
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    An investigation into the use of complementary and alternative medicine in an urban general practice., 103 (7):205-8 Ir Med J
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    Irish medical journal
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/114791
    PubMed ID
    20845599
    Abstract
    Several International studies have shown the substantial growth in the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). However, no study in the Republic of Ireland to date has looked at its use among the population. A cross-sectional survey of 328 patients attending an urban general practice was conducted. A high number of respondents reported having visited a CAM practitioner within the past 12 months (89 patients; 27%). A significant positive association was found between CAM use and female gender (p = 0.006), middle-aged (p = 0.013), private health insurance (p = 0.016) and full time employment (p = 0.031). Massage was the most common modality used (35 patients; 39.8%), the most common reason for use was 'to treat an illness for which conventional medicine was already sought' (31 patients; 42%), a high rate of non-disclosure to GPs was found (34 patients; 41%) and personal recommendation was the most important source of information (42 patients; 53.2%). This study demonstrates the current popularity of an alternative healthcare system.
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    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0332-3102
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