Rurality, mobility, identity: Women's use of complementary and alternative medicine in rural Australia

Meurk, C; Broom, A; Adams, J; Sibbritt, D

Rurality, mobility, identity: Women's use of complementary and alternative medicine in rural Australia

Meurk, C Broom, A Adams, J Sibbritt, D

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Publisher:: Pergamon
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Broom, Alex et al. 2013, 'Rurality, mobility, identity: Women's use of complementary and alternative medicine in rural Australia', Pergamon, vol. 20, no. Online, pp. 75-80.
Issue Date:: 2013

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Meurk, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Broom, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Adams, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sibbritt, D	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2013-11-03T17:05:39Z
dc.date.available	2013-11-03T17:05:39Z
dc.date.issued	2013	en_US
dc.identifier	2012001129	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Broom, Alex et al. 2013, 'Rurality, mobility, identity: Women's use of complementary and alternative medicine in rural Australia', Pergamon, vol. 20, no. Online, pp. 75-80.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1353-8292	en_US
dc.identifier.other	C1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/24057
dc.description.abstract	This article explores why women in rural and remote areas of Australia use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) at higher rates than their counterparts in urban areas. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 60 women 60-65 years of age, currently living in rural Australia, we explore the possibility that CAM use in rural areas may be embedded in processes of spatialised identity-building and the health-creating practices of mobile, ex-urban, individuals who drive this process. We problematise previous explanations which suggest CAM use in rural areas is principally derived from a lack of biomedical service provision and enhanced community ties showing instead how and why identity and mobility are useful additional variables for understanding CAM use in rural areas.	en_US
dc.publisher	Pergamon	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Verified OK	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Health & Place	en_US
dc.subject	Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); Rural health; Women's health; Mobility; Qualitative research	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Complementary and Alternative Medicine	en_US
dc.title	Rurality, mobility, identity: Women's use of complementary and alternative medicine in rural Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal article
utslib.citation.volume	20	en_US
utslib.citation.number	Online	en_US
utslib.location	United Kingdom	en_US
utslib.citation.startpage	75	en_US
utslib.citation.endpage	80	en_US
utslib.identifier.org	FOH.Faculty of Health	en_US
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Abstract:

This article explores why women in rural and remote areas of Australia use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) at higher rates than their counterparts in urban areas. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 60 women 60-65 years of age, currently living in rural Australia, we explore the possibility that CAM use in rural areas may be embedded in processes of spatialised identity-building and the health-creating practices of mobile, ex-urban, individuals who drive this process. We problematise previous explanations which suggest CAM use in rural areas is principally derived from a lack of biomedical service provision and enhanced community ties showing instead how and why identity and mobility are useful additional variables for understanding CAM use in rural areas.

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