Assessment of Patients' Perceptions and Beliefs Regarding Herbal Therapies

Klepser, Teresa B.; Doucette, William R.; Horton, Matthew R.; Buys, Lucinda M.; Ernst, Michael E.; Ford, Julie; Kautzman, Holli A.; Logemann, Craig D.; Swegle, John; Ritho, Michael; Klepser, Michael E.

doi:10.1592/phco.20.1.83.34658

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“…Also, the significant association between perception of safety and use of herbal remedy during pregnancy as reflected in this study was in line with the findings of Azriani, Siti, Zulkifli, et al [43] who discovered that women with negative attitudes towards herbal medicines are less likely to use the herbal medicines. The same findings were reported in the United States by Klepser, Doucette & Horton [44] . This was in consonance with the conceptual framework used for this study which was based on the assumption that people will undertake any health action when they have positive perception about the particular action.…”

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Women’s perception of safety and utilization of herbal remedies during pregnancy in a local government area in Nigeria

Olowokere

A.O.²

2013

Clinical Nursing Studies

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This descriptive study examined the perception of safety and utilization of herbal remedies during pregnancy using a convenience sampling of 300 women. The women who participated in the study were selected at household level from rural communities in Ife-North local government area of Osun state in Nigeria. Data was collected with the aid of semi-structured questionnaire using interviewer-administered method after informed consent had been taken from each participant. The results show that the women had positive perception about the safety and efficacy of herbs over conventional drugs in pregnancy. Greater percentage of the participants studied had used herbs at one point or the other during pregnancy. Local concoction also referred to as "Agbo" was the most used herbs by the women. The need for laboratory exploration of these herbs was emphasized by this study because of the high usage by pregnant women without any empirical evidence on its safety and efficacy.

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Women’s perception of safety and utilization of herbal remedies during pregnancy in a local government area in Nigeria

Olowokere

A.O.²

2013

Clinical Nursing Studies

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“…Attitude is measured using five item adapted from two sources (Hassan, 2011a;Pawlak et al, 2007). Social influence is measured using five item taken from three sources (Furnham & Lovett, 2001;Klepser et al, 2000;Pawlak et al, 2007). Meanwhile, product safety construct is measured using four items adapted from three sources (de Jonge et al 2007;Michaelidou & Hassan, 2008;Rimal, 2005).…”

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The antecedents of herbal product actual purchase in Malaysia

Ismail¹,

Mokhtar²

2015

10.5267/j.msl

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This study is meant to examine the relationships of several antecedents of actual purchase of herbal product in Malaysia. Actual purchase is considered to have a vital link to a business success. The study identified eight antecedents of consumer actual purchase such as intention, attitude, social influence, product safety and culture belief. A total of 473 respondents (about 82%) completed and returned the questionnaire. A seven point Likert scale was used to measure responses. The data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares (PLS) path modeling. The path coefficient results supported the direct influence of intention, attitude, social influence and product safety on actual buying. Moreover, the findings reveal that attitude, social influence, product safety, and culture belief also influenced buying intention.Growing Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 5

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“…14,15 This is supported by the facts that many physicians themselves rarely ask their patients about herbal medicine consumption, and many are unaware of the potential risks of herb-drug interactions. 12,13,15,16 Prescribers of modern allopathic medicine often have little or no training of the effects of herbal medicines on humans and their potential to cause HDIs. 17,18,19 Thus, the chances of suspecting HDIs become very less.…”

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A study to determine the knowledge and level of awareness of medical undergraduates about herbal medicines and herb-drug interactions

Boparai

Singh

Gupta

et al. 2017

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background:The increasing usage of herbal medicines worldwide has increased the probability of co-administration of herbal and allopathic medicines. This may lead to serious safety concerns, including herb-drug interactions (HDIs). Many HDIs may be overlooked due to poor doctor-patient communication about herbal drug usage probably because of lack of knowledge of herbal medicines and HDIs among physicians. The study was thus planned to identify the knowledge and awareness of medical students regarding the use of herbal medicines and about HDIs, to help improve the teaching skills and curriculum development for medical students. Methods: 286 medical students of 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th year MBBS course completed the study. All the participants were asked to fill a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 15 questions which included both open-ended and close-ended questions related to age, sex, knowledge, awareness and usage of herbal medicines and about herb-drug interactions. Data was analyzed and expressed as counts and percentages. Results: Majority (95.45%) of the students were aware of the fact that herbs can be used as medicines. They were most familiar with the herbs tulsi, neem, turmeric, aloe, ashwagandha and ginger. 46.85% consider herbal medicines to be risk free, and majority (55.6%) were not aware of the fact that herbs can cause herb-drug interactions. Media and elderly family members were their most common sources of information regarding herbal medicines. Majority (75.17%) would prefer allopathic medicines over herbal medicines. Only 23.07% always informed the physician about their usage of herbal medicines, although most (84.96%) felt that history regarding use of herbal medicines should be taken. Majority were not aware of the regulatory status of herbal medicines. Conclusions: Lack of knowledge and awareness of medical students about herbal medicines and herb-drug interactions was seen in the study. There is a need to inform the students of allopathic system of medicine about the adverse outcomes of herbal medicines and the knowledge about herb-drug interactions should be a part of the medical curriculum.

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Assessment of Patients' Perceptions and Beliefs Regarding Herbal Therapies

Cited by 119 publications

References 7 publications

Women’s perception of safety and utilization of herbal remedies during pregnancy in a local government area in Nigeria

Women’s perception of safety and utilization of herbal remedies during pregnancy in a local government area in Nigeria

The antecedents of herbal product actual purchase in Malaysia

A study to determine the knowledge and level of awareness of medical undergraduates about herbal medicines and herb-drug interactions

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