Use of complementary and alternative healthcare practices among persons served by a remote area medical clinic

被引:10
作者
Barish, Rachel [1 ]
Snyder, Audrey E. [2 ]
机构
[1] Georgetown Univ Hosp, Washington, DC 20007 USA
[2] Univ Virginia, Sch Nursing, Med Ctr, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA
关键词
Appalachia; complementary and alternative medicine; folk medicine; rural healthcare;
D O I
10.1097/01.FCH.0000324479.32836.6b
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 [公共管理学];
摘要
Remote rural communities are often without adequate healthcare resources. To address the need in one area of Appalachia, an annual medical clinic is held to provide free healthcare services to residents of Appalachia. The Appalachian culture has a number of unique features that influence the healthcare practices of persons living in this region. Cultural values and beliefs about health and the use of complementary and alternative therapies among those attending the remote rural clinic are described, with faith healing, including prayer, and family-taught remedies being the most commonly used complementary and alternative medicine modalities.
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