کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2628580 1136476 2008 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Focus group interviews: How aromatherapists feel about changing their practice through undertaking a randomised controlled trial?
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب مکمل و جایگزین
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Focus group interviews: How aromatherapists feel about changing their practice through undertaking a randomised controlled trial?
چکیده انگلیسی
In 2003/2007 a randomised controlled trial (RCT) was undertaken into the efficacy of aromatherapy in reducing levels of anxiety amongst palliative care patients. In the study patients were randomised into one of three treatment groups. The participating aromatherapists treated patients according to a strict research protocol. As the trial commenced, the therapists indicated a concern about a potential loss of their holistic principles while undertaking the trial. These genuine concerns formed the impetus to undertake a qualitative study to illuminate the aromatherapists' experience of changing their practice. Findings and discussions are through the themes that emerged. It appears that participating in a RCT does impact on aromatherapists' holistic practice but equally important is their commitment to undertake the research.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice - Volume 14, Issue 3, August 2008, Pages 204-211
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