Journal of Health Psychology, 2013/10, 18(10):1307-1318. doi: 10.1177/1359105312465101, type of study: ,qs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Keywords:

appraisals [1]
attitude to health [4]
complementary and alternative medicine [8]
health-care systems [1]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [3945]
patient satisfaction [39]
perceptions [5]
physical therapy specialty [3]
private sector [3]
public sector [2]
qualitative research [9]
UK [121]

Abstract:

Patients have previously reported differences in their experiences of treatments received in the public and private sectors; it remains unclear whether such perceived differences are particular to or shared across different interventions. This study explored whether patients' appraisals of public and private treatments are similar when appraising a complementary therapy (osteopathy) compared to a mainstream therapy (physiotherapy). Thirty-five qualitative interviews were analysed thematically. Patients' appraisals varied by health-care sector and therapy type: physiotherapy was appraised more negatively in the National Health Service than the private sector but osteopathy was appraised similarly within both health-care sectors. Potential reasons for this are discussed.