Research article summary (published 30 May 2004):

The experience of using a combination of complementary therapies: a journey of balance through self-healing.

Full Abstract

Literature on complementary or alternative therapies from the perspective of personal experience is limited, and to date, there are no published studies using a qualitative approach to study the contextual effects of combined complementary therapies. Evaluating the use of combinations of complementary therapies from the perspective of those who experience them is important in understanding their beneficial and synergistic effects. This article is a report of the findings of a hermeneutic phenomenological study on the lived experience of 8 guests participating in a structured naturopathic program that used combinations of complementary/alternative therapies to promote healing in illness.

Author information

Author/s: Gunnarsdottir, Thora Jenny (TJ); Peden-McAlpine, Cynthia (C);

Affiliation: University of Minnesota, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association (J Holist Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2004-Jun; vol 22 (issue 2) : pp 116-32

Dates: Created 2004/05/24; Completed 2004/07/01; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 15154988, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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Adult Aged Attitude to Health Chronic Disease - therapy Combined Modality Therapy Complementary Therapies - methods; nursing; standards Female Holistic Health Humans Iceland

Male Middle Aged Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics) Nurse-Patient Relations Patient Acceptance of Health Care Questionnaires Self Care Self Concept Social Support Time Factors

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