Document 0560
 DOCN  M9460560
 TI    [Use of alternative treatments by HIV-positive and AIDS patients in The
       Netherlands]
 DT    9404
 AU    Wolffers I; de Moree S; Vrije Universiteit, vakgroep Sociale
       Geneeskunde, Amsterdam.
 SO    Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1994 Feb 5;138(6):307-10. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94166907
 AB    OBJECTIVE. To analyse the use of alternative treatments by HIV-positive
       and AIDS patients. DESIGN. Questionnaire. SETTING. Members of the HIV
       association, the Dutch association of haemophilia patients, and people
       under treatment of a certain alternative healer. METHOD. 708
       questionnaires were sent out. RESULTS. Of 206 respondents with HIV/AIDS
       30.6% used alternative treatments. Of these 24% had already used
       alternative methods before the diagnosis, 27% started with alternative
       therapy after the HIV-positive diagnosis, and 13% did so when the number
       of CD4+ T-cells began to decrease. The treatments were mostly
       mega-vitamin treatment (51%), psychological techniques (46%) and
       homeopathy (40%). Half the patients using alternative therapies did so
       on instigation and with support of their family physician. Many patients
       (37%) felt better using alternative therapy and 34% were satisfied with
       it because it gave them the feeling they were actively increasing their
       own resistance capacity.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PSYCHOLOGY/*THERAPY  Adult
       *Alternative Medicine  English Abstract  Female  Human  HIV
       Seropositivity/PSYCHOLOGY/*THERAPY  Male  Motivation  Netherlands
       Orthomolecular Therapy  Patient Satisfaction  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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