Analysis of the Patients' Motivation for Treatment and Self Treatment with Homeopathic Medicines in the Czech Republic

ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS' MOTIVATION FOR TREATMENT AND SELF- TREATMENT WITH HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES IN THE CZECH REBUBLIC Student: Renzová, T. Tutor: Marešová, H. Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Background: this thesis was made as a free follow up of the studies conducted by Mgr. Ondřej Machotka and Kamila Vykydalová, who monitored the above mentioned topic in different areas of Czech Republic. The main motivation for the origination of this thesis is the growing interest of the human population in the homeopathic treatment methods. However, this does not mean that homeopathy address whole population only in the positive way. It has its followers as well as its critics, in both the laic public and the professional medical community. Aim: the thesis aims is to determine the reasons, which motivates Czech patients to choose homeopathic therapy. It also aims to provide closer characteristics of the patients who use the homeopathic treatment and to investigate their own attitudes as well as the attitudes of close family members or their practitioners towards the homeopathic treatment. The results acquired by elaborating the answers to these questions are consequently being compared with the conclusions of the..