"I Want People to Be Able to Make an Informed Choice": How Quebec naturopaths discuss vaccination in their practice.
Vaccine
; 41(26): 3907-3914, 2023 06 13.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-20239182
ABSTRACT
Health care providers' recommendations can play an important role in individuals' vaccination decisions. Despite being one of the most popular complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), naturopathy is understudied in relation to vaccination decisions. We sought to address this gap through this study of vaccination perspectives of naturopathy practitioners in the province of Quebec, Canada. We conducted in-depth interviews with 30 naturopaths. Thematic analysis was conducted. Main themes were developed deductively (i.e., based on prior literature) and expanded through inductive coding of the data. Participants noted that they discuss vaccination in their practice, but only when clients asked questions or wanted advice. Naturopaths described refraining from explicitly recommending for or against vaccination. Instead, they focus on empowering their clients to make their own informed decision regarding vaccination. Most participants noted that they direct clients towards sources of information so that clients could decide for themselves, but some mentioned they discussed with clients what they considered to be risks associated with vaccination, as well as its benefits. These discussions were framed through a personalized and individual approach with clients.
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Texto completo:
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Terapias Complementarias
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Naturopatía
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
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Investigación cualitativa
Tópicos:
Medicina tradicional
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Vacunas
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
America del Norte
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Vaccine
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
J.vaccine.2023.05.026
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