Title |
Individualised medicine from the perspectives of patients using complementarytherapies: a meta-ethnography approach
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Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, June 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-13-124 |
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Authors |
Brigitte Franzel, Martina Schwiegershausen, Peter Heusser, Bettina Berger |
Abstract |
Personalised (or individualised) medicine in the days of genetic research refers to molecular biologic specifications in individuals and not to a response to individual patient needs in the sense of person-centred medicine. Studies suggest that patients often wish for authentically person-centred care and personal physician-patient interactions, and that they therefore choose Complementary and Alternative medicine (CAM) as a possibility to complement standard care and ensure a patient-centred approach. Therefore, to build on the findings documented in these qualitative studies, we investigated the various concepts of individualised medicine inherent in patients' reasons for using CAM. |
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Spain | 4 | 33% |
Canada | 1 | 8% |
India | 1 | 8% |
Australia | 1 | 8% |
United States | 1 | 8% |
Unknown | 4 | 33% |
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Members of the public | 11 | 92% |
Scientists | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
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Spain | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 120 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 24 | 20% |
Student > Bachelor | 19 | 16% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 11% |
Researcher | 12 | 10% |
Other | 10 | 8% |
Other | 21 | 17% |
Unknown | 22 | 18% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 25% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 17% |
Psychology | 10 | 8% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 7% |
Computer Science | 8 | 7% |
Other | 20 | 16% |
Unknown | 24 | 20% |