ArticleClinical rheumatology2014
Consultations with complementary and alternative medicine practitioners amongst wider care options for back pain: a study of a nationally representative sample of 1,310 Australian women aged 60-65 years.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Complementary medicine use by the Australian population: a critical mixed studies systematic review of utilisation, perceptions and factors associated with use.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Process of care in outpatient Integrative healthcare facilities: a systematic review of clinical trials.BMC health services research · 2015Pooled it
- The Prevalence of Massage Therapy Utilization for Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Systematic Review.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2025Article
- Understanding Australian Massage Therapist's Awareness of and Knowledge to Recognize Domestic and Family Violence: Findings from a Community Survey.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2025Article
- Use of massage therapy by mid-aged and older Australian women.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022Article
- Complementary medicine use in the Australian population: Results of a nationally-representative cross-sectional survey.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Prevalence and reasons for intentional use of complementary and alternative medicine as an adjunct to future visits to a medical doctor for chronic disease.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2018Article
- The chiropractic profession: a scoping review of utilization rates, reasons for seeking care, patient profiles, and care provided.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2017Article
- Changes in the use practitioner-based complementary and alternative medicine over time in Canada: Cohort and period effects.PloS one · 2017Article
- Severity of back pain may influence choice and order of practitioner consultations across conventional, allied and complementary health care: a cross-sectional study of 1851 mid-age Australian women.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2016Article
- A qualitative study of influences on older women's practitioner choices for back pain care.BMC health services research · 2014Article
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Abstract
Back pain is a significant health service issue in Australia and internationally. Back pain sufferers can draw upon a range of health care providers including complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners. Women are higher users of health services than men and tend to use CAM frequently for musculoskeletal conditions. However, there remain important gaps in our understanding of women's consultation patterns with CAM practitioners for back pain. The objective of this study is to examine the prevalence of use and characteristics of women who use CAM practitioners for back pain. The method used was a survey of a nationally representative sample of women aged 60-65 years from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Women consulted a massage therapist (44.1 %, n = 578) and a chiropractor (37.3 %, n = 488) more than other CAM practitioners for their back pain. Consultations with a chiropractor for back pain were lower for women who consulted a General Practitioner (GP) (OR, 0.56; 95 % CI 0.41, 0.76) or a physiotherapist (OR, 0.53; 95 % CI 0.39, 0.72) than for those who did not consult a GP or a physiotherapist. CAM practitioner consultations for back pain were greater for women who visited a pharmacist (OR, 1.99; 95 % CI 1.23, 3.32) than for women who did not visit a pharmacist. There is substantial use of CAM practitioners alongside conventional practitioners amongst women for back pain, and there is a need to provide detailed examination of the communication between patients and their providers as well as across the diverse range of health professionals involved in back pain care.
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