A Multicenter Study of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage among ED Patients

Kim, Sunghye; Hohrmann, Jessica L.; Clark, Sunday; Munoz, Karla N.; Braun, Josef E.; Doshi, Arpi; Radeos, Michael S.; Camargo, Carlos A.

doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2005.tb01963.x

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“…Clinical settings such as hospitals are the interface between CAM users and conventional therapies. Previous studies of ED patients have identified a higher prevalence rate of CAM usage among ED patients compared to the general population [ 9 - 12 ]. This is because, the ED comprises of many categories of patients with chronic underlying diseases such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular system disorder, central nervous system disorder, asthma, and cancer that were associated with utilization of CAM therapy [ 13 , 14 ].…”

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Use and toxicity of complementary and alternative medicines among patients visiting emergency department: systematic review.

Jatau

Kamauzaman

Chedi

et al. 2016

J Intercult Ethnopharmacol

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Many studies have been conducted in health-care settings with regards to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among patients. However, information regarding CAM use among patients in the emergency department (ED) is scarce. The aim of this article was to conduct a systematic review of published studies with regards to CAM use among the ED patients. A literature search of published studies from inception to September 2015 was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, and manual search of the reference list. 18 studies that met the inclusion criteria were reviewed. The prevalence rate of CAM use among ED patients across the studies ranged of 1.4-68.1%. Herbal therapy was the sub-modality of CAM most commonly used and frequently implicated in CAM-related ED visits. Higher education, age, female gender, religious affiliation, and chronic diseases were the most frequent factors associated with CAM use among the ED patients. Over 80% of the ED physicians did not ask the patients about the CAM therapy. Similarly, 80% of the ED patients were ready to disclose CAM therapy to the ED physician. The prevalence rate of CAM use among patients at ED is high and is growing with the current increasing popularity, and it has been a reason for some of the ED visits. There is a need for the health-care professionals to receive training and always ask patients about CAM therapy to enable them provide appropriate medical care and prevent CAM-related adverse events.

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Use and toxicity of complementary and alternative medicines among patients visiting emergency department: systematic review.

Jatau

Kamauzaman

Chedi

et al. 2016

J Intercult Ethnopharmacol

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“…In 1992, Read, Klomp, Mather, and Todd (2002) found that 46% of Americans reported using vitamin or mineral supplements. Since then, Carlson and Krahn (2006) found that 19% of persons with physical disabilities used CAM, and Kim et al (2005) found that 57% of emergency department patients reported CAM use in the past year. Wilson et al (2006) reported that 79% of adolescents had used CAM in their lifetime and 29.1% in the past month.…”

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Examining the evidence for the use of vitamin C in the prophylaxis and treatment of the common cold

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Hart²,

Martin³

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Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

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“…En las últimas décadas estamos viviendo un incremento de la popularidad de la medicina natural en los países desarrollados. En el marco de la medicina alternativa, el consumo de productos botánicos es el que mayor auge ha alcanzado y el que mayor incremento ha experimentado en las últimas décadas, estimándose una prevalencia actual entre un 18,6 y el 37% con amplias variaciones entre distintos países y tipos de estudios (1)(2)(3). Un estudio realizado en nuestro país señalaba que uno de cada cinco pacientes en tratamiento con medicamentos consumía hierbas medicinales de forma concomitante (4).…”

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Hepatotoxicidad secundaria a "productos naturales": análisis de los casos notificados al Registro Español de Hepatotoxicidad

García‐Cortés

Borraz

Lucena

et al. 2008

Rev. esp. enferm. dig.

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A Multicenter Study of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage among ED Patients

Abstract: CAM usage was common among ED patients enrolled in our study, despite underreporting to ED staff. Given the growing evidence of benefits and hazards from popular CAM remedies and therapies, ED staff should consider raising this health issue with their patients.

Cited by 10 publications

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Use and toxicity of complementary and alternative medicines among patients visiting emergency department: systematic review.

Use and toxicity of complementary and alternative medicines among patients visiting emergency department: systematic review.

Examining the evidence for the use of vitamin C in the prophylaxis and treatment of the common cold

Hepatotoxicidad secundaria a "productos naturales": análisis de los casos notificados al Registro Español de Hepatotoxicidad

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