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University of Texas at Tyler

Health and Kinesiology Theses

2021

MOTHERS

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Complementary Or Alternative Medicine Usage Of Mothers Seeking To Prevent Coronavirus Illness Or Manage Symptoms: Identifying Relationships Existing Between Mental Constructs And Concepts Of The Health Belief Model, Gabrielle Frachiseur Dec 2021

Complementary Or Alternative Medicine Usage Of Mothers Seeking To Prevent Coronavirus Illness Or Manage Symptoms: Identifying Relationships Existing Between Mental Constructs And Concepts Of The Health Belief Model, Gabrielle Frachiseur

Health and Kinesiology Theses

Background: Mothers are the central supportive structure in most households. Mothers can become overwhelmed by informational overload when selecting the most appropriate modalities of care to provide for their families during the pandemic. The researcher sought to discover the prevalence of complementary or alternative medicine usage (CAM) for the prevention of coronavirus illness or symptoms management. Additionally, the researcher sought to identify the relationship between three additional mental constructs; knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, and constructs of the Health Belief Model, that could affect CAM adoption.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was dispersed to 5 private Facebook groups. The survey was targeted …