title: [Alternative treatment forms used by patients with muscular atrophy. A questionnaire study of the use of alternative treatment by 345 patients with muscular atrophy].
abstract: An investigation about the use of alternative treatment by a group of persons with muscular atrophy revealed that 24% had employed alternative treatment during the period 1.1.1983-1.4.1986. This is probably a greater proportion than in the Danish population as a whole. Patients with muscular atrophy were subdivided into three groups on the basis of their ability to function in daily life. No significant connection was found between the degree of loss of function and alternative treatment as regards the frequencies of alternative treatment and the numbers of treatments employed. A given form form of treatment was most frequently recommended by an unaffected acquaintance. Physical forms of treatment such as zone therapy and chiropractics were employed more frequently than chemical forms of therapy. Less than half of the patients were satisfied with the results of treatment. Treatment was often concluded in a negative manner. Patients considered that, in contrast to the alternative therapist, the doctor performs the best and most thorough examination and provides them with the best information about their condition.
authors.affiliation: Aarhus Universitet, Socialmedicinsk Institut, Arhus.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hunsballe
authors.forename: F V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Mortensen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000534:rehabilitation
vernacular_title: Muskelsvindramtes brug af alternativ behandling. En enqueteundersøgelse af 345 muskelsvindramtes brug af alternative behandlinger.