Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5872684 | EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing | 2014 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Over 2543 older adults used NM services affiliated with a natural academic clinic in Seattle in 2011 for diagnoses consistent with primary care: fatigue, anxiety, diabetes, diarrhea, and depression, in rank order. Participants reported they sought NM because it offered a different system of care aligned with their values. Themes included (1) feeling heard, (2) a focus on health education including prevention and self-care, and (3) feeling supported. Themes further distilled into optimal descriptive characteristics of patient-centered providers that may best support older adults' healthy aging. A final theme described barriers to further utilization.
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Authors
Erica B. ND, MPH, Marie-Sabine ND, LMP, Melissa ND, Jennifer ND, Bonnie MPH, Ryan ND, MPH,