Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Therapy Use in a Diverse New Mexican Population

Marshik, Patricia; Kharat, Akshay; Jakeman, Bernadette; Borrego, Matthew E.; Dodd, Melanie; Bachyrycz, Amy; Anderson, Joe R.; Bond, Rucha; Deming, Paulina; Mercier, Renée-Claude; Nawarskas, James J.; Ray, Gretchen; Salazar, Krista

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“…Our findings corroborate those of previous research in that the parents' income and level of education are significant predictors of the recourse to alternative therapies [36,38]. Moreover, these therapies are most commonly employed for children with neurological diseases, which are also related to additional healthcare expenses [39,40].…”

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Utilization of Parallel Resources and Sociodemographic Factors in Treating Children with Complex Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ardanaz

Peláez-Cantero

González‐Cano‐Caballero

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Background: Children with complex chronic conditions have a high need for health and social care resources. Many parents explore parallel resources such as alternative therapies, associations, psychological support, private medical consultations, and other out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare. The use of these alternative health resources is sometimes unclear and may lead to health inequalities. To characterize the use made of alternative healthcare resources for children with complex chronic conditions. Additionally, we evaluate the influence of sociodemographic factors on the distribution of this utilization of resources; (2) Methods: Cross-sectional study. Children with complex chronic diseases were treated at a tertiary hospital in Granada, Spain in 2016. We analyzed their use of healthcare resources and socioeconomic variables. This research complies with STROBE guidelines for observational studies; (3) Results: In total, 265 children were analyzed (mean age 7.3 years, SD 4.63). A total of 105 children (39.6%) attended private consultations with specialists, and 12.1% (n = 32) of the children had additional private health insurance. One out three parents belonged to a mutual support association (n = 78), and 26% (n = 69) of the children used alternative therapies. Furthermore, 75.4% (n = 199) of the children received no psychological support. Children whose parents had a higher educational level and occupations status made greater use of parallel healthcare resources.; (4) Conclusions: A significant proportion of children used multiple health resources in addition to the public healthcare system depending on sociodemographic determinants. Studies are needed to determine whether the use of these alternative services achieves better levels of health.

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Utilization of Parallel Resources and Sociodemographic Factors in Treating Children with Complex Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ardanaz

Peláez-Cantero

González‐Cano‐Caballero

et al. 2021

Children

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“…Current international research suggests that 29-91% of cancer patients seek CAM in addition to anticancer therapies [ 16 – 23 ]. Our study demonstrates that CAM use among cancer patients in Italy is fairly widespread, with nearly half of those interviewed (48.9%) reporting an ongoing or recent use of CAM.…”

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“…Our study demonstrates that CAM use among cancer patients in Italy is fairly widespread, with nearly half of those interviewed (48.9%) reporting an ongoing or recent use of CAM. Patients suffering from cancer are more likely to use CAM at some point in their disease history however, many available publications show that unconventional medicine is routinely used by many other categories of patients: the average lifetime prevalence for UK patients reported by Posadzky P et al [ 7 ] is 51.8%; another work published in 2015 [ 16 ] analyzing the data from 263 questionnaires completed by New Mexican patients attending outpatient clinics for different diseases (heart failure, HIV, hepatitis, etc. ), found a 56% incidence of CAM use with a significantly higher rate among females with a high educational level, who declared that they use CAM for general wellness and disease prevention.…”

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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in cancer patients: An Italian multicenter survey

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IntroductionComplementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) include a wide range of products (herbs, vitamins, minerals, and probiotics) and medical practices, developed outside of the mainstream Western medicine. Patients with cancer are more likely to resort to CAM first or then in their disease history; the potential side effects as well as the costs of such practices are largely underestimated.Patients and methodWe conducted a descriptive survey in five Italian hospitals involving 468 patients with different malignancies. The survey consisted of a forty-two question questionnaire, patients were eligible if they were Italian-speaking and receiving an anticancer treatment at the time of the survey or had received an anticancer treatment no more than three years before participating in the survey.RESULTSOf our patients, 48.9% said they use or have recently used CAM. The univariate analysis showed that female gender, high education, receiving treatment in a highly specialized institute and receiving chemotherapy are associated with CAM use; at the multivariate analysis high education (Odds Ratio, (OR): 1.96 95% Confidence Interval, CI, 1.27-3.05) and receiving treatment in a specialized cancer center (OR: 2.75 95% CI, 1.53-4.94) were confirmed as risk factors for CAM use.ConclusionRoughly half of our patients receiving treatment for cancer use CAM. It is necessary that health professional explore the use of CAM with their cancer patients, educate them about potentially beneficial therapies in light of the limited available evidence of effectiveness, and work towards an integrated model of health-care provision.

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“…Literature-based evidences exist indicating that the practice of CAM is common in most developing countries including India (Singh et al, 2004;Jadhav et al, 2011;Roy et al, 2015), Malaysia (Lee et al, 2007;Sivadasan et al, 2014;Silvanathan & Low 2015), Africa (Matheka & Demaio 2013;McFarlane, 2015), and Mexico (Valenzuela-Antelo et al, 2011;Marshik et al, 2016). This is therefore suggests that CAM is an important aspect of public health care in these countries.…”

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Complementary and alternative medicines among residents in upland cavite, Philippines: their knowledge, patterns of use and attitudes

Ching¹,

Flores²,

Acelajado³

2016

JEBAS

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The study was aimed to determining the knowledge, patterns of use, and attitude towards the use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) by herbalists (n=38) and lay people (n=582) from the municipalities of Indang, Maragondon, Amadeo, Magallanes, and Alfonso and the city of Tagaytay, all located in the upland portion of the province of Cavite. Data pertinent to the afore-said aims were gathered through questionnaires and focus group discussions. Nine forms of CAM were documented as used by the interviewees. Leaf extract (decoction) and traditional massage (hilot)was the most prevalent types of CAM across all studied areas, contributing 71% (n= 440) and 54% (n= 335), respectively. Furthermore, their widespread utilization was mainly due to the recommendations from family members (31%, n=192) and doctors (35%, n= 217). Amongst the various ailments associated with the use of CAM, common colds (70%, n= 434), cough (69%, n=428), and fever (61%, n= 378) were the most treated. Overall, a generally positive attitude towards the use of all forms of CAM recorded in this study was shown by most participants in all the surveyed municipalities/city. Therefore, present study concludes that CAM plays a major health care role amongst the interviewees.

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Therapy Use in a Diverse New Mexican Population

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

Utilization of Parallel Resources and Sociodemographic Factors in Treating Children with Complex Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study

Utilization of Parallel Resources and Sociodemographic Factors in Treating Children with Complex Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in cancer patients: An Italian multicenter survey

Complementary and alternative medicines among residents in upland cavite, Philippines: their knowledge, patterns of use and attitudes

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