Perceptions of complementary and alternative medicine among cardiac patients in South Trinidad: A qualitative study

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bahall, Mandreker ^a,b   Edwards, Mark ^c,d  

^a Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac patient; Complementary and alternative medicine; Holistic medicine; Integrative medicine; Patient perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPEECH DISORDER; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART DISEASES; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHILOSOPHY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART DISEASES; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 84926662366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-015-0577-8     Document Type: Article

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