Charles University, Czech Republic, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Student: Lucie Kameníková Tutor: PharmDr. Jitka Pokladníková, Ph.D. Title of Diploma Thesis: Patients' experience with acupuncture treatment Background: Acupuncture, as well as other methods used in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), are on the rise. So far, there has not been a study conducted in the Czech Republic which describes patients' awareness and experience with acupuncture and other CAM methods and their attitudes to future use of these methods after having been treated with them. Aim: The aim of the thesis was to evaluate the experience of patients suffering from migraines with acupuncture. The areas covered were the patients' awareness of acupuncture, their motivation to try acupuncture as an alternative treatment method, their experience with other CAM methods as well as the likelihood of them undergoing another acupuncture treatment in the future. Methods: Semi-structured interviews with selected patients were conducted between September 19th 2015 and May 18th 2016. The interviews were coded in MAXQDA 12 programme and then evaluated using the content analysis method. Results: The thesis identifies topics connected to patients' awareness of CAM including acupuncture. It also defines the reasons for...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:435809 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Kameníková, Lucie |
| Contributors | Pokladníková, Jitka, Mencáková, Andrea |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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