Unrest in Utopia: Israeli patients' dissatisfaction with non-conventional medicine

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2421-2429

  Fadlon, Judith ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Israel; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOMESTICATION; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; ISRAEL; PATERNALISM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AMBULATORY CARE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UTOPIAS;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 1842715881     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.09.015     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Astin J.A. Why patients use alternative medicine. Journal of American Medical Association. 279(19):1998;1548-1553.
2. Baer H., Jen C., Tanassi L., Tsia C., Wahbeh H. The drive for professioalization in accupuncture. A preliminary view from the San Francisco Bay area Social Science & Medicine. 46(4-5):1998;533-537.
3. Bernstein J.H., Shuval J.T. Nonconventional medicine in Israel. Consultation patterns of the Israeli population and attitudes of primary care physicians Social Science & Medicine. 44(9):1997;1341-1348.
4. Biderman, A., Carmel, S., & Yeheskel, A. (1994). Measuring patient satisfaction in primary care: A joint project of community representatives, clinic staff members and social scientists, Family Practice, 11, 287.
5. Cant S.L., Calnan M. On the margins of the medical marketplace? An exploratory study of alternative practitioners' perceptions. Sociology of Health and Illness. 13(1):1991;39-57.
6. Cant S., Sharma U. Demarcation and transformation within homeopathic knowledge. A strategy of professionalization Social Science & Medicine. 42(4):1996;579-588.
7. Cant S., Sharma U. A new medical pluralism? 1999;UCL Press, London.
8. Cauffield J. The psychosocial aspects of complementary and alternative medicine. Pharmacotherapy. 20(11):2000;1289-1294.
9. Cooper R., Stoflet S. Trend in the education and practice of alternative medicine clinicians. Health Affairs. 15(3):1996;226-238.
10. Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (Eds.) (1994). Handbook of qualitative research. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
11. Dew K. Deviant insiders. Medical accupuncturists in New Zealand Social Science & Medicine. 50:2000;1785-1795.
12. Douglas M. The construction of the physician. A cultural approach to medical fashions Budd S., Sharma U. The healing bond. 1994;23-41 Routlege, London.
13. Eisenberg D.M., Davis R.B., Ettner S.L. Trends in alternative medicine use in the United States,1990-1997. Results of a follow-up national survey Journal of American Medical Association. 280:1998;1569-1575.
14. Eisenberg D.M., Kessler R.C., Foster C., Norlock F.E., Calkin D.R., Delabnco T.L. Unconventional medicine in the United States. Prevalence, cost and patterns of use New England Journal of Medicine. 328:1993;246-252.
15. Emmanuel E.J., Emmanuel L.L. Four models of the physician patient relationship. Journal of American Medical Association. 267(16):1992;2221-2226.
16. Finkler K. A comparative study of health seekers. Or why do some people go to doctors rather than to spiritualist healers? Medical Anthropology. 5(4):1981;383-424.
17. Fisher P., Ward A. Complementary medicine in Europe. British Medical Journal. 309:1994;107-110.
18. Frank R. Homeopath & patient - A dyad of harmony? Social Science & Medicine. 55:2002;1285-1296.
19. Furnham A., Forrey J. The attitudes, behaviours and beliefs of patients of conventional vs. complementary (alternative) medicine. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 50(3):1994;458-469.
20. Furnham A., Smith C. Choosing alternative medicine. A comparison of the beliefs of patients visiting a general practitioner and a homeopath Social Science & Medicine. 26(7):1988;685-689.
21. Hannerz U. Cultural complexity. 1992;Columbia University Press, New York.
22. Hannerz U. Transnational connections. 1996;Routledge, London.
23. Hube, K. (1996). Oxford health plans to cover alternative care. New York Times, October 9.
24. Johnson S.M., Kurtz M.E. Perceptions of philosophic and practice differences between US osteopathic physicians and their allopathic counterparts. Social Science & Medicine. 55:2002;2141-2148.
25. Josefek K. Alternative medicine's roadmap to the mainstream. American Journal of Law and Medicine. 26(2-3):2000;295-311.
26. Kaptchuk T.J., Eisenberg D. The persuasive appeal of alternative medicine. Annals of Internal Medicine. 129(12):1998;1061-1065.
27. Kelner M., Wellman B. Health care and consumer choice. Medical and alternative therapies Social Science & Medicine. 45(2):1997;203-212.
28. Lindbladh E., Lyttkens C.H. Habit versus choice. The process of decision-making in health-related behaviour Social Science & Medicine. 55:2002;451-465.
29. Lupton D. Consumerism, reflexivity and the medical encounter. Social Science & Medicine. 45(3):1997;373-381.
30. McGregor K.J., Peay E.R. The choice of alternative therapies for health care. Testing some propositions Social Science & Medicine. 43:1996;1317-1327.
31. Menges L.J. Regular and alternative medicine. The state of affairs in the Netherlands Social Science & Medicine. 39:1994;871-873.
32. Milner, E. (2000). The natural way. Yediot Aharonot daily newspaper (in Hebrew), 19.10.2000.
33. Murray J., Shepherd S. Alternative or additional medicine? An exploratory study in general practice. Social Science & Medicine. 37(8):1993;983-988.
34. New P.K. Traditional and modern health care. An appraisal of complementarity International Social Science Journal. 29(3):1977;483-496.
35. Rao J.K., Mihaliak B.S., Kroenke K. Use of complementay therapy for arthritis among patients of rheumatologists. Annals of Internal Medicine. 131:1999;409-416.
36. Schifter, T., Lewin-Epstein, N., & Shmueli, A. (1998). Dimensions of satisfaction in health services and their relative importance for overall satisfaction. In: D. Chinitz, & J. Cohen (Eds.), Government and health systems - implications for differing involvements. New York: Wiley.
37. Schneirov M., Geczik D. Alternative health and the challenges of institutionalization. Health. 6(2):2002;201-220.
38. Shuval J., Mizrachi N., Smetannikov E. Entering the well-guarded fortress. Alternative practitioners in hospital settings Social Science & Medicine. 55:2002;1745-1755.
39. Sirois F.M., Gick M.L. An investigation of health beliefs and motivations of complementary medical clients. Social Science & Medicine. 55:2002;1025-1037.
40. Strauss A., Corbin J. Basics of qualitative research. 1990;Sage, Newbury Park.
41. Szasz T.S., Hollender M.H. The basic models of the doctor-patient relationship. Archives of Internal Medicine. 97:1956;585-592.
42. van Hemel P. A way out of the maze. Federal agency preemption of state licensing and regulation of complementary and alternative medicine practitioners American Journal of Law and Medicine. 27(2-3):2001;329-341.
43. Vecchio P.C. Attitudes to alternative medicine by rheumatology outpatient attenders. Journal of Rheumatology. 21:1994;145-147.