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Nurses' perceptions of complementary alternative medical care in clinical settings : A qualitative interview study with nurses in Karnataka, India / Sjuksköterskors upplevelser av komplementär och alternativ vård i klinisk verksamhet : En kvalitativ intervjustudie med sjuksköterskor i Karnataka, Indien

Background: Globally the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has dramatically increased in the last few decades. In India CAM is used both as medical treatment and health care methods enhancing wellness. Aim: To explore nurse’s experiences of complementary alternative medical care as care methods in clinical settings in Karnataka, India. Methods: A qualitative interview study with semi-structured interviews was carried out. Four individual interviews were conducted with nurses working in two clinical settings in Karnataka, India. The data was analysed using a content analysis.  Results: Two main themes emerged from the content analysis: Caring as a challenge and Dealing with challenges. Discussions: The result is discussed using Travelbee’s’ theory on interactions.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:esh-4219
Date January 2014
CreatorsArmonioso, Lola
PublisherErsta Sköndal högskola, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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