Health Behaviors and Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine Among the British Chinese  

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Rochelle, Tina L. ; Marks, David F.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/jcca) vol. 42 no. 3 (Apr. 2011), page 390-405.
Topik: Health Behavior; Culture; British Chinese; Traditional Chinese Medicine; Medical Pluralism
Fulltext: JCCP_42_03_390.pdf (279.19KB)

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Health behaviors and use of traditional Chinese medicine among the British Chinese community were examined. One hundred and eighty-six British Chinese participants recruited from Chinese health and community centers across the United Kingdom completed the Cultural Health Belief and Value Survey. Results revealed that the majority of respondents used Western medicine. Respondents’ decisions to use Western medicine were influenced by cost of medicine and speed of recovery. Use of traditional Chinese medicine was significantly associated with a number of variables, including respondent speaking a Chinese dialect as his or her first language being, having a sense of cultural superiority, and believing that cultural values and religious beliefs influence health behavior. Concurrent use of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine was found to be common among respondents. Better understanding of the influence of traditional cultural and health beliefs could enable more culturally appropriate and effective health provision.

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