Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) use
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CAM Publications From the Lab
Williams-Piehota, P., Sirois, F. M. Bann, C., Isenberg, K., & Walsh, E. G. (accepted). Agents of change: How do CAM providers play a role in health behavior change? Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine.
Bann, C. B., Sirois, F. M., & Walsh, E. G. (accepted). Provider support in complementary and alternative medicine: Exploring the role of empowerment. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
Sirois, F. M. (2009). Comment on "Preventive screening of women who use complementary and alternative medicine providers". Journal of Women's Health, 18(8), 119-120. abstract
Greene, A. M., Walsh, E. G., Sirois, F. M., & McCaffrey, A. (2009). Perceived benefits of complementary and alternative medicine: A whole systems research perspective. The Open Complementary Medicine Journal, 1, 35-45.
Sirois, F. M., & Purc-Stephenson, R. (2008). Personality and consultations with complementary and alternative medicine practitioners: A five factor model investigation of degree of use and motives. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 14, 1151-1158. abstract
Sirois, F. M., & Purc-Stephenson, R. (2008). When one door closes, another door opens: Physician availability and motivations to consult complementary and alternative medicine providers. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 14, 228-236. abstract
Sirois, F. M. (2008). Motivations for consulting complementary and alternative medicine practitioners: A comparison of consumers from 1997-8 and 2005. BioMed Central Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 8 (16). open access full text
Sirois, F. M., & Purc-Stephenson, R. (2008). Consumer decision factors for initial and long-term use of complementary and alternative medicine. Complementary Health Practice Review, 13, 3-19. abstract
Sirois, F. M. (2008). Provider-based complementary and alternative medicine use among three chronic illness groups: Associations with psychosocial factors and concurrent use of conventional health-care services. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 16 (2), 74-81. abstract
Sirois, F. M. (2002). Treatment seeking and experience with complementary/alternative medicine: A continuum of choice. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 8(2), 127-134. abstract
Sirois, F. M., & Gick, M.L. (2002). An investigation of the health beliefs and motivations of complementary medicine clients. Social Science and Medicine, 55 (6), 1025-1037. abstract
Recent and Upcoming Presentations on CAM Use
Sirois, F. M. (accepted). "I would be foolish to stop something that has helped" Reasons for continuing use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Paper accepted for presentation at the 5th International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research (ICCMR), Tromso, Norway.
Sirois, F. M. & Locke, s. (accepted). The role of CAM providers in motivating physical activity. Paper accepted for presentation at the 5th International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research (ICCMR), Tromso, Norway.
Greene, A, Walsh, E. G., & Sirois, F. M. (2009, May). Perceived benefits of complementary and alternative medicine: A whole systems research perspective. Paper presented at the 2009 North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine, Minneapolis, MN.
Sirois, F. M. (2009, May). Towards an integrated, person-centered model of the placebo effect. Paper presented at the 2009 North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine, Minneapolis, MN.
Sirois, F. M. (2009, May). Illness perceptions and complementary and alternative medicine use among people with inflammatory bowel disease. Paper presented at the 2009 North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine, Minneapolis, MN.
Walsh, E. G., Bann, C., Greene, A, & Sirois, F. M. (2009, May). Symptom relief in CAM: The role of patient-provider relations and empowerment. Paper presented at the 2009 North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine, Minneapolis, MN.
Bann, C., Walsh, E. G., & Sirois, F. M. (accepted). Measuring provider support in complementary and alternative medicine. Paper accepted for presentation at the 26th Annual Academy Health Research Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Williams-Piehota, P., Bann, C. Sirois, F. M., Isenberg, K., & Walsh, E. G.(accepted). What role do CAM providers play in health behaviour change? Paper accepted for presentation at the 26th Annual Academy Health Research Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Bann, C., Walsh, E. G., & Sirois, F. M. (2008, November). Measuring provider support in complementary and alternative medicine. Paper presented at the 5th Annual IN-CAM Symposium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
Sirois, F. M., & McLaughlin, B. (2008, November). Self-perceptions and health protective behaviours among nurses who use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Paper presented at the 5th Annual IN-CAM Symposium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
Sirois, F. M., (2008, November). Self-perceptions and perceived change among people with arthritis who use complementary and alternative medicine. Paper presented at the 5th Annual IN-CAM Symposium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
