Complementary medicine practices in a community-based sample of lesbian and heterosexual women

Alicia K. Matthews; Tonda L. Hughes; Gail Pinales Osterman; Molly M. Kodl

doi:10.1080/07399330590933962

Complementary medicine practices in a community-based sample of lesbian and heterosexual women

Alicia K. Matthews^*, Tonda L. Hughes, Gail Pinales Osterman, Molly M. Kodl

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Abstract

While researchers have examined the established the foundation for understanding the correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among some medical populations, less is known about the correlates of CAM use in nonclinical samples of women, and particularly according to sexual orientation. Information on CAM modalities was collected as part of a survey of lesbian and heterosexual women's health. Eighty-two percent of the sample reported CAM use. Predictors of CAM use included a lesbian sexual orientation, less health-related worry, and perceived discrimination in health care settings. Additional research is warranted to better understand how sexual orientation relates to use of CAM. Future studies should also examine the relationships between and experiences with discrimination in traditional medical settings and increased use of complementary and alternative medicine.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	430-447
Number of pages	18
Journal	Health Care for Women International
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07399330590933962
State	Published - May 2005

Funding

Financial support was provided by the Lesbian Health Fund of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, a Mental Health Services Research Grant on Women and Gender from the National Institute of Mental Health #1R24 MH54212, University of Illinois (UIC) Department of Psychiatry, and an Internal Research Support Grant (IRSP) from the UIC College of Nursing. Merging of the data sets, data analysis, and preparation of this article were supported by the Lesbian Health Fund of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, a Mental Health Services Research Grant on Women and Gender from the National Institute of Mental Health #1R24 MH54212, University of Illinois (UIC) Department of Psychiatry, and an Internal Research Support Grant (IRSP) from the UIC College of Nursing. The Chicago Board of Health and the Chicago Foundation for Women supported the Chicago survey. The New York survey was supported by a grant from the Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York.

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