The health beliefs and behaviors of three groups of complementary medicine and a general practice group of patients.

Journal article

Patients (n = 256), consulting either a general practitioner (GP) or one of three complementary practitioners (osteopath, homeopath, or acupuncturist), completed a seven-part questionnaire that looked at demographic data, medical history, familiarization with complementary therapies, health beliefs and life-style, health locus of control, scientific health beliefs, and their perceptions of the consultation style of general and complementary practitioners. The four subject groups did not diffe...

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Authors: Furnham, A; Vincent, C; Wood, R

• Journal: Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 347-359
• Publication date: 1995-01-01
• DOI: 10.1089/acm.1995.1.347
• EISSN: 1557-7708
• ISSN: 1075-5535
• Language: English
• Keywords: Life Style; Attitude to Health; Questionnaires; Health Behavior; Female; Analysis of Variance; Adult; Middle Aged; Family Practice; Internal-External Control; Osteopathic Medicine; Acupuncture Therapy; Homeopathy; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Aged; Humans; Adolescent; Male; Aged, 80 and over; Factor Analysis, Statistical