Acupuntura en un servicio hospitalario en Argentina: experiencias y perspectivas de los usuarios
; Abrutzky, Rosana Otros responsables
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04/2011
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Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
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Indagamos las experiencias y perspectivas de los usuarios de un servicio hospitalario público de acupuntura del noroeste argentino. Basamos el análisis en 18 entrevistas semi-estructuradas realizadas en el año 2005. Los entrevistados recurren a la acupuntura por dolencias crónicas, especialmente como paliativo del dolor, aunque varios extienden su uso para otros problemas de salud, frente a la ineficacia y/o efectos adversos de los tratamientos biomédicos, o para evitar cirugías menores. Incorporan la acupuntura a estrategias pluralistas de cuidado que junto con la biomedicina incluyen típicamente otras medicinas no convencionales. El contexto hospitalario facilita que prueben una medicina foránea. Varios encuentran en el Servicio asesoramiento para ?negociar? los tratamientos con sus médicos convencionales. Destacan la eficiencia organizativa del Servicio y el compromiso de los médicos. Ante la demanda creciente de atención en un contexto de escasez de recursos advierten que ésta puede afectar la disponibilidad de turnos y la interacción médico-paciente.
We investigate the experiences and perspectives of users of a public hospitalbased service of acupuncture located in the Northwest region of Argentina. In 2005 we interviewed 18 patients. They use acupuncture for chronic conditions, mostly to alleviate pain-- although several extended its use over time to treat other health problems—because of the limited efficacy experienced with biomedicine and the adverse effects of medications, or to avoid surgical interventions. They incorporate acupuncture into pluralistic health care strategies, which in addition to biomedicine typically include other unconventional medicines. The hospital context facilitates the use of an alternative medicine, and some patients find in the service guidance to “negotiate” treatments with conventional physicians. The organizational efficiency and the doctors’ commitment to their work were highly valued. Due to the increasing demand for treatments in a context of scarce resources, patients worry that the availability of appointments and doctor-patient interactions may be affected.
We investigate the experiences and perspectives of users of a public hospitalbased service of acupuncture located in the Northwest region of Argentina. In 2005 we interviewed 18 patients. They use acupuncture for chronic conditions, mostly to alleviate pain-- although several extended its use over time to treat other health problems—because of the limited efficacy experienced with biomedicine and the adverse effects of medications, or to avoid surgical interventions. They incorporate acupuncture into pluralistic health care strategies, which in addition to biomedicine typically include other unconventional medicines. The hospital context facilitates the use of an alternative medicine, and some patients find in the service guidance to “negotiate” treatments with conventional physicians. The organizational efficiency and the doctors’ commitment to their work were highly valued. Due to the increasing demand for treatments in a context of scarce resources, patients worry that the availability of appointments and doctor-patient interactions may be affected.
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