A longitudinal analysis of mid-age women's use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Australia, 1996-1998

Sibbritt, DW; Adams, J; Young, AF

A longitudinal analysis of mid-age women's use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Australia, 1996-1998

Sibbritt, DW

Adams, J

Young, AF

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Citation:: Women and Health, 2004, 40 (4), pp. 41 - 56
Issue Date:: 2004-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sibbritt, DW https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3561-9447	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Adams, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9901-5717	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Young, AF	en_US
dc.date.issued	2004-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Women and Health, 2004, 40 (4), pp. 41 - 56	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0363-0242	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/66239
dc.description.abstract	Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has become increasingly popular amongst healthcare consumers worldwide. As such, CAM is now an important public health issue with serious implications for healthcare organization and delivery. While previous studies have provided a profile of CAM users, there remains very limited analysis of CAM consumption over time. The purpose of this paper is to describe the changing use of CAM practitioners over time by 11,454 rnid-age women in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Over the study period (1996-1998), 10% of women adopted the use of CAM and 9% relinquished CAM. The predominant factor found to be predictive of CAM adoption was changes in health status. Specifically, those women experiencing more illness over time are more likely to adopt CAM than those experiencing no change or better health. CAM relinquishment was associated with use of non-prescription medications, where women were more likely to relinquish CAM if they never used non-prescription medications or if they stopped taking non-prescription medications. This paper constitutes an exploratory investigation into CAM use over time. As such, there is need for further research to provide in-depth examination of the adoption and relinquishment of CAM use over a longer time period. © 2004 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Women and Health	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1300/J013v40n04_03	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Public Health	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Complementary Therapies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Care Surveys	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Decision Making	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Drug Prescriptions	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Status	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Motivation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Multivariate Analysis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Acceptance of Health Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Rural Population	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Urban Population	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Women's Health	en_US
dc.title	A longitudinal analysis of mid-age women's use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Australia, 1996-1998	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	40	en_US
utslib.for	110499 Complementary and Alternative Medicine not elsewhere classified	en_US
utslib.for	1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	1699 Other Studies in Human Society	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	40	en_US

Abstract:

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has become increasingly popular amongst healthcare consumers worldwide. As such, CAM is now an important public health issue with serious implications for healthcare organization and delivery. While previous studies have provided a profile of CAM users, there remains very limited analysis of CAM consumption over time. The purpose of this paper is to describe the changing use of CAM practitioners over time by 11,454 rnid-age women in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Over the study period (1996-1998), 10% of women adopted the use of CAM and 9% relinquished CAM. The predominant factor found to be predictive of CAM adoption was changes in health status. Specifically, those women experiencing more illness over time are more likely to adopt CAM than those experiencing no change or better health. CAM relinquishment was associated with use of non-prescription medications, where women were more likely to relinquish CAM if they never used non-prescription medications or if they stopped taking non-prescription medications. This paper constitutes an exploratory investigation into CAM use over time. As such, there is need for further research to provide in-depth examination of the adoption and relinquishment of CAM use over a longer time period. © 2004 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

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