A qualitative study of changes in expectations over time among patients with chronic low back pain seeking four CAM therapies

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Eaves, Emery R ^b   Sherman, Karen J ^a   Ritenbaugh, Cheryl ^b   Hsu, Clarissa ^a   Nichter, Mark ^b   Turner, Judith A ^c   Cherkin, Daniel C ^a  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; CAM; Chiropractic; Chronic low back pain; Expectations; Massage; Pain management; Self care; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA; ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AWARENESS; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 84924289432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-015-0531-9     Document Type: Article

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