Homeopathy enables rheumatoid arthritis patients to cope with their chronic ill health: A qualitative study of patient's perceptions of the homeopathic consultation

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 507-516

  Brien, Sarah B ^a   Leydon, Geraldine M ^b   Lewith, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultation; Homeopathy; Interpretative phenomenological analysis; Patient's experiences; Qualitative; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EXPLORING SELF; EXPLORING THE ILLNESS; FEMALE; GAINING ADVICE; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECEIVING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84870291594     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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