The use of complementary and alternative medicine by adults with allergies: a Czech national representative survey

Pokladníková, Jitka; Park, A‐La; Draessler, Jan; Lukačišinová, Anna; Krčmová, Irena

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“…A self-administered questionnaire was constructed in the English language to evaluate the acceptance and attitude towards TCM. The questionnaire was developed based on the literature review of similar studies and was translated into the Chinese language before distribution to the patients [3,4,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22].…”

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Acceptance and Attitude towards the Traditional Chinese Medicine among Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients: A cross-sectional study in Shanghai Fangcang hospital

Pan¹,

Yin²,

Yu³

et al. 2022

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Objective The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has brought severe damage to global health and socioeconomics. In China, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is the most important complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and it has shown a beneficial role in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. However, it is unknown whether patients are willing to accept TCM treatment. The objective of our study is to investigate the acceptance, attitude, and independent predictors of TCM among asymptomatic COVID-19 patients admitted to Shanghai fangcang hospital during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai in 2022. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on asymptomatic COVID-19 patients in the largest fangcang hospital in Shanghai, China, from April 22, 2022, to May 25, 2022. Based on the literature review of previous similar studies, a self-report questionnaire was developed to assess the patients’ attitude and acceptance of TCM, and a multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the independent predictors of TCM acceptance. Results A total of 1,121 patients completed the survey, of whom 91.53% were willing to accept CAM treatment whereas 8.65% of participants showed no willingness. Among those who were positive to receive CAM treatment, 70.51% of the participants were willing to be treated with Chinese herbal medicine, 62.79% with Chinese patent medicine, 34.96% with massage therapy, 33.20% with moxibustion treatment, and 29.00% with cupping therapy. There were significant differences in the 10 variables such as monthly income level, SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, and patients' cognition and attitude towards TCM among the patients who were willing or unwilling to accept TCM treatment. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the patients who have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine (OR = 2.069, 95%CI: 1.029–4.162, P = 0.041 vs not received), understood the culture of TCM (OR = 2.293, 95%CI: 1.029–4.162, P = 0.014 vs not understood), thought TCM needs a longer time to exert efficacy (OR = 1.607, 95%CI: 0.849–3.034, P = 0.145 vs not thought), thought the treatment of TCM is safe (OR = 2.856, 95%CI: 1.334–6.112, P = 0.007 vs not thought), thought the treatment of TCM is effective (OR = 2.724, 95%CI: 1.249–5.940, P = 0.012 vs not thought), and those who informed their attending physician if using TCM for treatment (OR = 3.455, 95%CI:1.867–6.392, P < 0.001 vs not informed) were more likely to accept TCM treatment. However, patients who thought TCM might delay your treatment (OR = 0.256, 95%CI: 0.142–0.462, P < 0.001 not thought) was an independent predictor for unwillingness to accept TCM treatment. Conclusion This is the first study to investigate the acceptance, attitude, and predictors of intention to receive TCM among asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. The next step of this study will be a long-term follow-up of these patients to observe whether accepting TCM treatment will influence their quality of life.

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Acceptance and Attitude towards the Traditional Chinese Medicine among Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients: A cross-sectional study in Shanghai Fangcang hospital

Pan¹,

Yin²,

Yu³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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Acceptance and attitude towards the traditional chinese medicine among asymptomatic COVID-19 patients in Shanghai Fangcang hospital

Pan¹,

Yin²,

Yu³

et al. 2023

BMC Complement Med Ther

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Objective The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has brought severe damage to global health and socioeconomics. In China, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is the most important complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and it has shown a beneficial role in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. However, it is unknown whether patients are willing to accept TCM treatment. The objective of our study is to investigate the acceptance, attitude, and independent predictors of TCM among asymptomatic COVID-19 patients admitted to Shanghai fangcang hospital during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai in 2022. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on asymptomatic COVID-19 patients in the largest fangcang hospital in Shanghai, China, from April 22, 2022, to May 25, 2022. Based on the literature review of previous similar studies, a self-report questionnaire was developed to assess the patients’ attitude and acceptance of TCM, and a multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the independent predictors of TCM acceptance. Results A total of 1,121 patients completed the survey, of whom 91.35% were willing to accept CAM treatment whereas 8.65% of participants showed no willingness. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the patients who have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine (OR = 2.069, 95%CI: 1.029–4.162, P = 0.041 vs. not received), understood the culture of TCM (OR = 2.293, 95%CI: 1.029–4.162, P = 0.014 vs. not understood), thought the TCM treatment is safe (OR = 2.856, 95%CI: 1.334–6.112, P = 0.007 vs. not thought), thought the TCM treatment is effective (OR = 2.724, 95%CI: 1.249–5.940, P = 0.012 vs. not thought), and those who informed their attending physician if using TCM for treatment (OR = 3.455, 95%CI:1.867–6.392, P < 0.001 vs. not informed) were more likely to accept TCM treatment. However, patients who thought TCM might delay your treatment (OR = 0.256, 95%CI: 0.142–0.462, P < 0.001 not thought) was an independent predictor for unwillingness to accept TCM treatment. Conclusion This study preliminarily investigated the acceptance, attitude, and predictors of intention to receive TCM among asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. It is recommended to increase the publicity of TCM, clarify the impact of TCM and communicate with attending doctors that meet the healthcare needs of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.

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The use of complementary and alternative medicine by adults with allergies: a Czech national representative survey

Cited by 2 publications

References 30 publications

Acceptance and Attitude towards the Traditional Chinese Medicine among Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients: A cross-sectional study in Shanghai Fangcang hospital

Acceptance and Attitude towards the Traditional Chinese Medicine among Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients: A cross-sectional study in Shanghai Fangcang hospital

Acceptance and attitude towards the traditional chinese medicine among asymptomatic COVID-19 patients in Shanghai Fangcang hospital

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