- Title
- A longitudinal analysis of older Australian women's consultations with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners, 1996-2005
- Creator
- Adams, Jon; Sibbritt, David; Young, Anne F.
- Relation
- Age and Ageing Vol. 38, Issue 1, p. 93-99
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afn241
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2009
- Description
- Objective: to determine the factors associated with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among older Australian women over time. Methods: a longitudinal analysis of postal questionnaires completed in 1996, 1999, 2002 and 2005 as part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Results: the percentage of women who consulted a CAM practitioner in the years 1996, 1999, 2002 and 2005 were 14.6%, 12.1%, 10.9% and 9.9%, respectively. Use of CAM increased as the number of reported symptoms increased and physical health deteriorated, for non-urban residents compared to urban residents. Conclusion: use of CAM amongst older women appears to be strongly influenced by poor physical health. There is also a suggestion that lack of access to conventional health care providers increases CAM use. There is also an overall decline in the use of CAM among older women as they age.
- Subject
- complementary and alternative medicine; complementary therapies; longitudinal studies; older women; elderly
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/807197
- Identifier
- uon:7331
- Identifier
- ISSN:0002-0729
- Language
- eng
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