Use of complementary medicine and dietary supplements among U.S. adolescents

Wilson, Karen M.; Klein, Jonathan D.; Sesselberg, Tracy S.; Yussman, Susan M.; Markow, Dana; Green, Amy E.; West, Jennifer; Gray, Nicola J.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.01.010

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“…The present study showed that herbs were the most frequently used type of CAM. This finding contrasts with the reports of other studies, in which home remedies (26) and spiritual healing (27,28) were the most common types of CAM used. This difference could be attributed to the difference in the target population and their culture and traditions in different places.…”

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256 Self-medication with drugs and complementary and alternative medicines in Alexandria, Egypt: prevalence, patterns and determinants

El-Nimr

Wahdan

et al. 2015

Easter Mediterr Health J

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This study aimed to describe the prevalence, pattern and reasons for self-medication among adults in Alexandria, Egypt. In a community-based survey during 2012, a representative sample of 1100 adults completed a predesigned interview questionnaire on self-medication practices by drugs and complementary or alternative medicines (CAM). A majority of them practised self-medication (86.4%), mostly using both drugs and CAM (77.5%). The most commonly used drugs were analgesics (96.7%), and cough and cold preparations (81.9%), but 53.9% of respondents reported self-medication with antibiotics. The most frequently used CAM were herbs (91.6%), followed by spiritual healing (9.4%) and cupping and acupuncture (6.4%). CAM improved the condition according to 95.2% of users. Logistic regression analysis revealed that age, occupation and the presence of chronic conditions were the independent factors significantly affecting the practice of self-medication with drugs. ‫ـري.‬ ‫بالعقاقـ‬ ‫ـذايت‬ ‫الـ‬ ‫ـب‬ ‫التطبيـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫ممارسـ‬ ‫ـى‬ ‫عـ‬ ‫ـري‬ ‫كبـ‬ ‫ـكل‬ ‫بشـ‬ ‫ـر‬ ‫تؤثـ‬ ‫ـي‬ ‫التـ‬ ‫ـتقلة‬ ‫املسـ‬ ‫ـل‬ ‫العوامـ‬ ‫ـت‬ ‫كانـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫مزمنـ‬ ‫ـراض‬ ‫أمـ‬ ‫ـود‬ ‫ووجـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫واملهنـ‬ ‫ـر‬ ‫العمـ‬Automédication avec recours aux médicaments conventionnels, complémentaires et alternatifs à Alexandrie (Égypte) : prévalence, tendances et déterminants RÉSUMÉ La présente étude avait pour objectif de décrire la prévalence, les tendances ainsi que les motifs de l'automédication chez des adultes à Alexandrie (Égypte). Dans une enquête communautaire en 2012, un échantillon représentatif de 1100 adultes a répondu à un questionnaire prédéfini au cours d'un entretien sur leurs pratiques d'automédication à base de médicaments conventionnels, complémentaires et alternatifs. Une majorité d'entre eux pratiquait l'automédication (86,4 %), et la plupart consommait à la fois des médicaments conventionnels et des médicaments complémentaires et alternatifs (77,5 %). Les médicaments conventionnels les plus utilisés étaient les analgésiques (96,7 %), et les préparations contre la toux et le rhume (81,9 %), tandis que 53,9 % des répondants indiquaient consommer des antibiotiques en automédication. Dans la catégorie de la médecine complémentaire et alternative, le recours aux médicaments à base de plantes (91,6 %) arrivait en tête, suivi par les soins spirituels (9,4 %), l'application de ventouses et l'acupuncture (6,4 %). La consommation de médicaments complémentaires et alternatifs permet d'améliorer l'état de santé selon 95,2 % des utilisateurs. L'analyse de régression logistique a révélé que l'âge, l'emploi occupé et la présence de maladies chroniques étaient les facteurs indépendants qui influaient significativement sur la pratique de l'automédication à base de médicaments conventionnels. ‫املتوسط‬ ‫لرشق‬ ‫الصحية‬ ‫املجلة‬ ‫العرشون‬ ‫و‬ ‫احلادي‬ ‫املجلد‬ ‫الرابع‬ ‫العدد‬ 257

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256 Self-medication with drugs and complementary and alternative medicines in Alexandria, Egypt: prevalence, patterns and determinants

El-Nimr

Wahdan

et al. 2015

Easter Mediterr Health J

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“…prevent cancer). Of course, additional usage of vitamins is necessary for the prevention of viral diseases in winter, when fruit and vegetables do not contain sufficient amounts of vitamins, as well as following high doses of antibiotics (1,19).…”

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Peculiarities of medical students’ nutrition

Škėmienė¹,

Ustinavičienė²,

Piešinė³

et al. 2006

Medicina

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“…Several large studies in the pediatric population have demonstrated that CAM is used for symptom management, and healthmaintenance or prevention, rather than treatment of specificconditions [3,4,6,21]. Moreover, many studies have found a higher CAM use among children with chronic conditions such as cerebral palsy [11,15], asthma [22], cancer [15,17,23,24], sicklecell anemia [25], IBD [10,15,16,18,20], and emergent illness [14,21].…”

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“…Studies on the use of CAM in healthy children and adolescents have been reported [3][4][5][6]. Recently, evidence of the use of CAM at home in pediatric patients with special health care or children visiting the emergency department is accumulating in North America [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14], Europe [15][16][17][18][19], and Australia [20].…”

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Complementary and alternative medicine use by Japanese children with pediatric surgical diseases

Uchida¹,

Inoue²,

Otake³

et al. 2013

OJPed

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Background: This study aimed to survey the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies in Japanese children with major pediatric surgical diseases. Methods: This survey was mailed to each family of 355 patients. Results: One hundred fifty-three (43%) of 355 mailed questionnaires were completely returned. Forty-one (27%) of 153 parents responded that they used CAM for their child. There was no significant difference in CAM use according to sex, mean age, follow-up duration, family CAM users, and associated disorders between CAM users and non-users. Children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were significantly more likely to use CAM than children without IBD (65% vs 21%, p = 0.0001). Only 20% of parents informed the attending physicians about CAM before its use. Conclusions: It is important for physicians caring for children with pediatric surgical disease, especially IBD, to be familiar with common forms of CAM.

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Use of complementary medicine and dietary supplements among U.S. adolescents

Cited by 91 publications

References 31 publications

256 Self-medication with drugs and complementary and alternative medicines in Alexandria, Egypt: prevalence, patterns and determinants

256 Self-medication with drugs and complementary and alternative medicines in Alexandria, Egypt: prevalence, patterns and determinants

Peculiarities of medical students’ nutrition

Complementary and alternative medicine use by Japanese children with pediatric surgical diseases

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