“They're Made in Factories and Not by Witches on the Allotment”: A Qualitative Study of Midlife Women in the United Kingdom, Exploring Their Approaches to Complementary and Alternative Medicines.

Lindenmeyer, A.; Jamie, K.; Griffiths, F.; LéGaré, F.

Abstract

This article explores midlife women's experiences and approaches related to complementary and alternative therapies (CAMS). Ninety-six midlife women were asked about their use of CAMs as part of their overall approach to midlife health. Qualitative thematic analysis was combined with a case-based approach. Women set their experience of CAMs in the context of conventional medicine taking and discussed their safety and different uses. For treatments requiring direct contact with a practitioner, accessibility and quality of the relationship were crucial. Four overall approaches could be discerned (political–critical, pragmatic, careful and wellbeing-oriented) that dynamically interacted with women's experiences.

Citation

Lindenmeyer, A., Jamie, K., Griffiths, F., & LéGaré, F. (2011). “They're Made in Factories and Not by Witches on the Allotment”: A Qualitative Study of Midlife Women in the United Kingdom, Exploring Their Approaches to Complementary and Alternative Medicines. Health Care for Women International, 32(12), 1046-1067. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2011.603864

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2011-11
• Deposit Date: Jan 13, 2014
• Journal: Health Care for Women International
• Print ISSN: 0739-9332
• Electronic ISSN: 1096-4665
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 1046-1067
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2011.603864
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1465426