Use of Alternative Medicine Among Hispanics

Mikhail, Nasser; Wali, Soma; Ziment, Irwin

doi:10.1089/acm.2004.10.851

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“…Keegan reported Mexican American CAM use was more than twice that of Anglos when prayer was included. Keegan's results among Mexican Americans in Texas are similar to those of Mikhail et al (2004) who found prayer to be the second most common type of alternative medicine utilized by urban Hispanic participants in their Los Angeles study.…”

Section: Abstract Mainstream Traditional Complementary and Alternatsupporting

confidence: 69%

“…The most noted example of this cultural tradition is that of Mexican healers or curanderos, who "practice in full accord with the cultural traits of Mexican Americans that include religiosity and spirituality" (Magana & Clark, 1995, p. 103). It is noted, however, that while spiritual healing has been identified as a frequent form of traditional CAM among Hispanics, there does not appear to be a connection between CAM use and a particular religious sect (Mikhail et al, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Eisenberg et al (1993) excluded both prayer and exercise from his study because both were concluded to be ubiquitous behaviors. Not surprising then, Hispanic-specific studies have yielded much higher rates of use when prayer was included as a form of CAM (Keegan, 2000;Mikhail, Wali, & Ziment, 2004). Keegan reported Mexican American CAM use was more than twice that of Anglos when prayer was included.…”

Section: Abstract Mainstream Traditional Complementary and Alternatmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Religiosity and Utilization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Foreign-Born Hispanics in the United States

Heathcote

West

Hall

et al. 2011

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

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The purpose of this study was to test the association between religiosity and utilization of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in a sample of foreign-born Hispanic adults, even when excluding prayer as a form of CAM. Data were collected using a self-report Spanish-language survey. Study participants consisted of 306 respondents between the ages of 18 and 79. Most were born in Mexico (56.3%), followed by South America (24.6%), and then Central America (7.4%). Dependent variable measures included mainstream and traditional CAM utilization. Religiosity was measured using eight items representing ritual, consequential, ideological, and experimental domains. After controlling for the potentially confounding influences of age, gender, and income, respondents who reported higher levels of religiosity also reported greater utilization of mainstream and traditional CAM. Previous studies have included prayer as a form of CAM therapy, making it difficult to test the CAM-religiosity association. In this study, even when prayer was not included as a CAM therapy, religiosity was associated with CAM.

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Section: Abstract Mainstream Traditional Complementary and Alternatsupporting

confidence: 69%

Section: Abstract Mainstream Traditional Complementary and Alternatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Abstract Mainstream Traditional Complementary and Alternatmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Religiosity and Utilization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Foreign-Born Hispanics in the United States

Heathcote

West

Hall

et al. 2011

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

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“…Hispanic and Asian Americans are much less likely to disclose their herb use [6, 16–18]. Our findings are particularly striking given that the survey respondents participated in English or Spanish.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 82%

A Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Herb Usage Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities in the United States

Gardiner

Whelan

White

et al. 2012

J Immigrant Minority Health

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Clinical studies display a wide range of herb use prevalence among racial/ethnic minorities in the United States. We searched databases indexing the literature including CINAHL, EMBASE, Global Health, CAB Abstracts, and Medline. We included studies that reported herbal medicine prevalence among ethnic minorities, African American, Hispanic, or Asian adults living in the United States. Data from 108 included studies found the prevalence of herb use by African Americans was 17 % (range 1–46 %); for Hispanics, 30 % (4–100 %); and for Asians, 30 % (2–73 %). Smaller studies were associated with higher reported herb use (p = 0.03). There was a significant difference (p = 0.01) between regional and national studies with regional studies reporting higher use. While herb usage surveys in racial/ethnic minorities show great variability, indications suggest high prevalence. More research is needed to understand herb use among ethnic/racial minorities, reasons for use, and barriers to disclosure of use to clinicians.

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“…The assessment of DS safety involves a careful examination of interactions between DS and pharmaceuticals to identify any adverse health outcomes associated with co-use [13, 14]. All of these concerns are heightened when health care providers are unaware of DS use, a common phenomenon in the USA, with data showing that nondisclosure rates approach 70% in some populations [7, 15–18]. …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Overlap of Dietary Supplement and Pharmaceutical Use in the MIDUS National Study

Kiefer

Chase

Love

et al. 2014

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Introduction. In the United States, dietary supplement (DS) use is common, often takes place outside of the purview of health care providers, and may involve DS in combination with pharmaceuticals. This situation has led to concerns about interactions between DS and pharmaceuticals, as well as the risks from polypharmacy and polysupplement use. Methods. We used data from the Midlife in the US study (MIDUS 2 Survey) to examine DS and prescription pharmaceutical use in 3876 study participants in order to determine the demographics of high-users (5 or more) of DS and pharmaceuticals and the presence of DS-pharmaceutical co-use. Results. Over 69% of study participants regularly used DS, 49.6% regularly used both DS and pharmaceuticals, and 6.3% and 8.7% were high-users of pharmaceuticals and DS, respectively. High-users of DS, pharmaceuticals, and either were more likely than the whole cohort to be female and of lower income. Conclusions. These findings corroborate those of other national studies with respect to the demographics of DS users but add new information about people at risk of DS-pharmaceutical interactions, not an insignificant proportion of the population examined by this dataset.

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Use of Alternative Medicine Among Hispanics

Abstract: Despite the common use of alternative medicine among Hispanics, the majority of users believe that conventional medicine is superior to alternative medicine. There is a significant gap in communication between physicians and patients with respect to alternative medicine.

Cited by 72 publications

References 21 publications

Religiosity and Utilization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Foreign-Born Hispanics in the United States

Religiosity and Utilization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Foreign-Born Hispanics in the United States

A Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Herb Usage Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities in the United States

The Overlap of Dietary Supplement and Pharmaceutical Use in the MIDUS National Study

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