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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 27 Feb 2020

    Health Nerd Retweeted Timothy Caulfield

    One of the biggest themes here is frustration and lack of communication. I've seen this too - people turn to alternative medicine when they feel let down by the conventional treatmentshttps://twitter.com/CaulfieldTim/status/1233160767181950976 …

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    Timothy CaulfieldVerified account @CaulfieldTim
    Why do people use alternative medicine? "From disappointment to holistic ideals:" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4568425/pdf/jphr-2015-2-538.pdf … cc @DrJenGunter Small qualitative study finds motivations can evolve: may start with frustration about conventional system & then morph into an acceptance of CAM ideology. pic.twitter.com/NHJWRFxs7U
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      1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 27 Feb 2020

        A great example in the paper is a man with lower back pain There really isn't strong evidence for any treatment other than rest for his problem, but out of frustration with that answer he turned to a variety of alternative methodologies

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      2. Timothy Caulfield‏Verified account @CaulfieldTim 27 Feb 2020
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        So true! I've got a piece on point coming out soon where I reflect on my own terrible experience with conventional system. Bottom line: I get it.

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      3. Jay Adam‏ @JadamJay 28 Feb 2020
        Replying to @CaulfieldTim @GidMK

        Lots of us are not very good listeners. We also tend to have big egos. It turns lots of people off.

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      2. 猫好きな人‏ @ValoisDuBins 27 Feb 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        However, in this research they interview people only one time and ask them to recall. That means faulty recall may be an issue It’s possible that many participants have reconstructed their past in their minds into a narrative that emphasises a bad experience as the trigger. 1/2

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      3. 猫好きな人‏ @ValoisDuBins 27 Feb 2020
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        That is, “bad experience” isn’t the actual trigger as if something could be done about it from the conventional practice side. Perhaps eg someone could do a study into whether doctor consultation times in a healthcare system do negatively correlate with CAM use. 2/2

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      2. Todd Cameron AZ x2  💥 💪‏ @TcameronTodd 28 Feb 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        Face to face time and simple answers to complex problems are very attractive to many

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      3. Jarrod McMaugh MPS‏ @pharmerfour 28 Feb 2020
        Replying to @TcameronTodd @GidMK

        Not to mention the concept of "It works for me, because I'm special... who cares about evidence"

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