Patients’ appraisals of public and private healthcare: a qualitative study of physiotherapy and osteopathy
Patients’ appraisals of public and private healthcare: a qualitative study of physiotherapy and osteopathy
Patients have previously reported differences in their experiences of treatments received in the public and private sectors; it remains unclear whether such perceived differences are particular to or shared across different interventions. This study explored whether patients' appraisals of public and private treatments are similar when appraising a complementary therapy (osteopathy) compared to a mainstream therapy (physiotherapy). Thirty-five qualitative interviews were analysed thematically. Patients' appraisals varied by health-care sector and therapy type: physiotherapy was appraised more negatively in the National Health Service than the private sector but osteopathy was appraised similarly within both health-care sectors. Potential reasons for this are discussed.
appraisals/perceptions, complementary and alternative medicine, health-care systems, qualitative methods, treatment
1307-1318
Bradbury, K.J.
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Bishop, Felicity L.
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Yardley, Lucy
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Lewith, George T.
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October 2013
Bradbury, K.J.
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Bishop, Felicity L.
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Yardley, Lucy
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Lewith, George T.
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Bradbury, K.J., Bishop, Felicity L., Yardley, Lucy and Lewith, George T.
(2013)
Patients’ appraisals of public and private healthcare: a qualitative study of physiotherapy and osteopathy.
Journal of Health Psychology, 18 (10), .
(doi:10.1177/1359105312465101).
(PMID:23180877)
Abstract
Patients have previously reported differences in their experiences of treatments received in the public and private sectors; it remains unclear whether such perceived differences are particular to or shared across different interventions. This study explored whether patients' appraisals of public and private treatments are similar when appraising a complementary therapy (osteopathy) compared to a mainstream therapy (physiotherapy). Thirty-five qualitative interviews were analysed thematically. Patients' appraisals varied by health-care sector and therapy type: physiotherapy was appraised more negatively in the National Health Service than the private sector but osteopathy was appraised similarly within both health-care sectors. Potential reasons for this are discussed.
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Accepted/In Press date: 26 September 2012
Published date: October 2013
Keywords:
appraisals/perceptions, complementary and alternative medicine, health-care systems, qualitative methods, treatment
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Primary Care & Population Sciences
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Local EPrints ID: 344343
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/344343
ISSN: 1461-7277
PURE UUID: 3fa19bc5-9dc0-4f6f-a563-f3c7fce7948e
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