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Bókasafnið - 01.06.2011, Blaðsíða 39

Bókasafnið - 01.06.2011, Blaðsíða 39
39 bókasafnið 35. árg. 2011 material consists of interviews with eight individuals and of one participant observation which was conducted in a health center for CAM. The findings of this study indicate that, in the beginning, the main motivations for seeking information on CAM was the need for solving health issues and/or a strong interest in theories and methods applied in CAM. Originally participants mainly encountered information on CAM by accident, either in conversations with friends and relatives or in the media. These encounters led 7 of 8 participants to complete studies in diverse health treatments and to begin practicing alterna- tive medicine. After the participants began practicing CAM the nature of their information seeking became increasingly goal oriented with practical information regarding their oc- cupation as the main objective. Their principal information sources were personal experience of the effects of divers healing methods, conversations with colleagues and the Internet, as well as books, courses and lectures. Participants had little or no experience of information seeking in libraries or in electronic databases. The information sharing of participants took place in rela- tion to their practice of CAM. The aim of their information sharing was patient consultation and promotion of CAM. The majority of the participants had experienced harsh cri- ticism among the general public, medical doctors and nurses concerning their use and practice of CAM. As a consequence participants were cautious when discussing these topics. For example, they generally avoided to bring up matters concerning CAM when they consulted health professionals. On the whole participants had a strong penchant for const- ricting information seeking and information sharing to those initiated in the theories and use of CAM. 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