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Unconventional therapies: Individua...

Lombart, Kenneth George.

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Unconventional therapies: Individual factors associated with use, perceptions of function and efficacy.

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Unconventional therapies: Individual factors associated with use, perceptions of function and efficacy./
作者:	Lombart, Kenneth George.
面頁冊數:	104 p.
附註:	Adviser: Paul G. Salmon.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International63-08B.
標題:	Health Sciences, General. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3062490
ISBN:	9780493783178

Unconventional therapies: Individual factors associated with use, perceptions of function and efficacy.
Lombart, Kenneth George.

Unconventional therapies: Individual factors associated with use, perceptions of function and efficacy. - 104 p.

Adviser: Paul G. Salmon.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Louisville, 2002.

There has been an increasing use of Unconventional Therapies in the past decade. These refer to healthcare interventions representing either a complement or alternative to traditional medicine to which many people have turned in hope of attaining a fuller, more healthy life. Previous research has focused on overall use, or use of general types, of these therapies. Research has also started delving into mechanisms of change and physical and psychological effects of some specific therapies. The present study examined individual factors of personality, locus of control, health values, desirable responding, age, medical conditions, and transformational events to determine associations with use and perceived efficacy of 10 specific therapies. Three other areas were explored: participants' functional groupings of these therapies were compared to major domains used by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; individual factors were examined for patterns associated with having tried each; and patterns were sought for associations with perceived efficacy of each.

ISBN: 9780493783178Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017817
Health Sciences, General.

Unconventional therapies: Individual factors associated with use, perceptions of function and efficacy.
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