title: [Parallel use of medical services? Patterns of using complementary medicine and biomedicine].
abstract: In order to identify behavioural patterns within the pluralistic medical system, 38 patients have been observed over a period of two years. The most notable quality of behaviour is its flexibility. Single patients use complementary medicine and biomedicine in pragmatic and differentiated ways that change over time. Parallelism can be observed among the offered medical services, while their use is to be divided into parallel, alternate, alternative and complementary forms. Phases of exclusive use of complementary medicine occur, but during the two year period under investigation, all patients have made use of biomedicine.
authors.affiliation: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds, Nationales Forschungsprogramm 34, Basel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hatz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schär
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002755:Choice Behavior; D015510:Clinical Medicine; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Parallelität? Muster der Nutzung komplementär- und schulmedizinischer Versorgungsangebote.