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Shmueli A, Shuval J. Satisfaction with Family Physicians and Specialists and the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Israel. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2006;3(2):273-8doi: 10.1093/ecam/nel009.
Shmueli, A., & Shuval, J. (2006). Satisfaction with Family Physicians and Specialists and the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Israel. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 3(2), 273-8. https://doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nel009
Shmueli, Amir, and Shuval, Judith. "Satisfaction with Family Physicians and Specialists and the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Israel." Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM vol. 3,2 (2006): 273-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nel009
Shmueli A, Shuval J. Satisfaction with Family Physicians and Specialists and the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Israel. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2006 Jun;3(2):273-8. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nel009. Epub 2006 May 02. PMID: 16786059; PMCID: PMC1475934.
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Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2006 Jun;3(2):273-8. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nel009. Epub 2006 May 02.

Satisfaction with Family Physicians and Specialists and the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Israel.

Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Amir Shmueli, Judith Shuval

PMID: 16786059 PMCID: PMC1475934 DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel009

Abstract

Higher utilization of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is commonly explained by dissatisfaction or disappointment with conventional medical treatment. To explore, at two points in time in Israel, the associations between six domains of satisfaction (attitude, length of visits, availability, information sharing, perceived quality of care and overall) with conventional family physicians' and specialists' services and the likelihood of consulting CAM providers. This is a secondary analysis of interviews, which were conducted with 2000 persons in 1993 and 2500 persons in 2000, representing the Israeli Jewish urban population aged 45-75 in those years. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used in the investigation. In 1993, users of CAM were less satisfied than non-users with both family physicians' and specialists' care. Lower satisfaction with the attitude of, the amount of information sharing by and in general with family physicians, and with the length of visits and perceived quality of care of specialists were significantly associated with CAM use. In 2000, lower satisfaction with specialists' attitude, length of visits, availability and in general was significantly related to the use of CAM. Lower satisfaction with family physicians and specialists is significantly associated with consulting CAM providers. However, with CAM becoming a mainstream medical care specialty in its own, lower satisfaction with conventional medicine specialists becomes the most important factor.

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