The use of alternative therapies by children with asthma: A brief report

Andrews, Laura; Lokuge, S; Sawyer, Michael; Lillywhite, Louis; Kennedy, Daniel; Martin, James

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00179.x

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“…These pediatric studies indicate that between 11% and 21% of children use some form of A/CT. For children with specific health conditions, A/CT use varies: 55% of children with asthma [18], 31% with cancer [19], and 66% with cystic fibrosis [20]. Adolescent A/CT use spans an even wider range, depending greatly upon how A/CTs were defined and what population was studied, from 2% of adolescents in one population-based study [16] to 70% of homeless teens [10].…”

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Adolescent use of complementary therapies

Braun

Bearinger

Halcón

et al. 2005

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Adolescent use of complementary therapies

Braun

Bearinger

Halcón

et al. 2005

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…Certainly, our sample of participants excluded children who did not receive treatment from our tertiary care institution and children refusing conventional treatment. However, previous studies (6,8,12,15) show that the majority of CAM users also receive traditional medical therapy and would likely be properly represented in our sample.…”

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“…For example, 55% of children with asthma are reported to use CAM (6). For children with cancer, reported use of CAM has increased from 9% in 1977 to 46% in 1994 (7).…”

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Use of complementary and alternative medicine by pediatric rheumatology patients

Hagen

Schneider

Stephens

et al. 2003

Arthritis & Rheumatism

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Objective. To assess how often the patients in The Hospital for Sick Children's rheumatology clinic use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and the type of CAM used. Methods. Cross-sectional descriptive survey study in a tertiary care referral center. Results. We found that 90 (64%) of 141 respondents used at least 1 form of CAM; 45 (50%) of these 90 used more than 1 form. Duration of illness was positively associated with the use of CAM; the difference in the mean length of illness between users (4.12 ؎ 3.60 years) and nonusers (2.82 ؎ 3.23 years) was 1.3 years (P ‫؍‬ 0.04). Of the 41 respondents with more than 1 illness, 32 used CAM, compared with 57 of 96 who had only 1 illness (P ‫؍‬ 0.036). Conclusion. Health care providers must be aware of their patients' possible use of CAM, especially those with more than 1 illness.

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“…Other authors [2] studied the nature and prevalence of alternative therapies used by 51 children aged 1-6 years with asthma who were admitted to the Women's and Children's Hospital in South Australia. From the analysis of questionnaires completed by parents, approximately 55% of children used complementary therapies for asthma management, mostly relaxation exercises, massage, diet therapy and vitamins.…”

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Patterns and perceptions of complementary/alternative medicine among paediatricians and patients' mothers: a review of the literature

Cuzzolin

Zaffani

Murgia

et al. 2003

European Journal of Pediatrics

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from the analysis of the literature, some interesting aspects emerge: (1) the extent of CAM use in the paediatric field is increasingly sought by parents of children with chronic illnesses; (2) most parents who choose CAM medicine for their children believe that these therapies are "natural" and thus "safe" and (3) physicians often feel to know too little about CAM and wish to learn more for different reasons including "to dissuade whether the alternative method is unsafe and/or ineffective". Therefore, paediatricians should be prepared to discuss alternative therapies with parents, since talking about CAM may help to minimise the risks and to restrain parental misconceptions and doubts. Educational interventions for parents should also be performed to bring about a more aware use of traditional and alternative medicines.

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The use of alternative therapies by children with asthma: A brief report

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Adolescent use of complementary therapies

Adolescent use of complementary therapies

Use of complementary and alternative medicine by pediatric rheumatology patients

Patterns and perceptions of complementary/alternative medicine among paediatricians and patients' mothers: a review of the literature

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