Use of Complementary Therapy by Adolescents With Asthma

Reznik, Marina; Ozuah, Philip O.; Franco, Karen; Cohen, Robyn T.; Motlow, Ferrell

doi:10.1001/archpedi.156.10.1042

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“…Most the young adult participants 69.1% showed that use unconventional medicine in their life. Similar to previous studies [12,13] indicted that 71% and 80% of young adult using UM. In our study indicated that Quran/Roqua/pray, herbal medicine, honey therapy and sports therapy are common type of UM used by the young adults which similar to previous study include young adults and adults in Qassim Province [10] .…”

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The Patterns Use and Attitudes toward Unconventional Medicine among Saudi Young Adults: Cross Sectional Study

2017

ARC Journal of Public Health and Community Medicine

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“…This study similar to previous studies that young adults can be affected by people [10,19] . The most common reason of using UM is treating illness which similar to other studies [10,12,13,19] . In this study showed similar previous studies [20] the young adult showed positive attitude about UM.…”

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The Patterns Use and Attitudes toward Unconventional Medicine among Saudi Young Adults: Cross Sectional Study

2017

ARC Journal of Public Health and Community Medicine

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“…Prior research on CAM use in asthma showed fairly high prevalence rates of CAM use among children (Braganza, Ozuah, & Sharif, 2003;Crawford, Cincotta, Lim, & Powell, 2006;Mazur, DeYbarrondo, Miller, & Colasurdo, 2001;Reznik, Ozuah, Franco, Cohen, & Motlow, 2002;Shenfield, Lim, & Allen, 2002) yet the results of studies on CAM therapies do not generally support their efficacy in treating asthma (Angsten, 2000;Bielory, 2004;Bielory, Russin, & Zuckerman, 2004;Blazek-O'Neill, 2005;Gardnier & Wornham, 2000;Graham & Blaiss, 2000;Gyorik & Brutsche, 2004;Heimall & Bielory, 2004;Markham & Wilkinson, 2004). CAM prevalence rates (lifetime and current) among children with asthma range from 52% to 89% (Braganza et al; Mazur et al; Reznik et al; Shenfield et al).…”

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Parental Nondisclosure of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Over-the-Counter Medication Use in Children's Asthma Management

Sidora-Arcoleo¹,

Yoos²,

Kitzman³

et al. 2008

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

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“…Studies have found as many as 72% to 89% of Hispanics use or are aware of ethnomedical, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and home or folk remedies for asthma. [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] [26][27][28] and information source 25 on use or perceived effi cacy. In the context of this study, ethnomedical treatments are nonallopathic treatments that are part of a system of healing practices, beliefs, and social relations of an ethnic group, derived mostly from the popular (lay, nonprofessional, nonspecialist) and folk (nonprofessional, specialist) health care sectors.…”

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“…29 A study of CAM use among asthmatic adolescents found that participants were signifi cantly more likely to use CAM again if they had a family member who used CAM and if they perceived CAM to be effective. 25 Another study determined that perceived effi cacy of biomedical and ethnomedical therapies may depend on whether the condition being treated is considered a folk illness. …”

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Knowledge and Use of Ethnomedical Treatments for Asthma Among Puerto Ricans in an Urban Community

Zayas¹,

Wisniewski²,

Cadzow³

et al. 2011

The Annals of Family Medicine

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PURPOSE Puerto Ricans have higher lifetime and current asthma prevalence than other racial and ethnic groups in the United States. A great many Hispanics use ethnomedical therapies for asthma. This study elicited participant knowledge of ethnomedical therapies, developed a typology of the therapies, and considered whether some types are used or deemed effi cacious based, in part, on information source.METHODS Eligible participants were randomly selected from the medical records of an inner-city primary care clinic serving a predominantly Hispanic community in Buffalo, New York. Thirty adult Puerto Ricans who had asthma or were caregivers of children with asthma were interviewed in person using a semistructured instrument. Qualitative data analysis followed a content-driven immersion-crystallization approach. Outcome measures were ethnomedical treatments for asthma known to participants, whether these treatments were used or perceived effective, and the participant's information source about the treatment. RESULTSParticipants identifi ed 75 ethnomedical treatments for asthma. Behavioral strategies were signifi cantly more likely to be used or perceived effective compared with ingested and topical remedies (P <.001). Among information sources for ingested and topical remedies, those recommended by community members were signifi cantly less likely to be used or perceived effective (P <.001) compared with other sources. CONCLUSIONS This sample of Puerto Ricans with a regular source of medical care was signifi cantly more likely to use or perceive as effective behavioral strategies compared with ingested and topical remedies. Allopathic clinicians should ask Puerto Rican patients about their use of ethnomedical therapies for asthma to better understand their health beliefs and to integrate ethnomedical therapies with allopathic medicine.Ann Fam Med 2011;9:50-56. doi:10.1370/afm.1200. INTRODUCTIONI n general, Hispanics have worse access to care, and the health care they receive is of poorer quality than that received by non-Hispanic whites.1 Compared with other Hispanic subgroups (eg, MexicanAmericans, Cubans), Puerto Ricans have poorer self-assessed health status, more activity limitations, and more medical conditions. 2,3 This disparity exists despite their eligibility for public health care programs as US citizens. Lifetime and current asthma prevalence are higher in Puerto Rico than any other state or territory of the United States. [4][5][6] Among Hispanics in the United States, Puerto Rican children and adults have higher lifetime asthma prevalence, 6-13 current asthma prevalence, [6][7][8][13][14][15][16] E T HNO MEDIC A L T R E AT MEN T S F OR A S T HM AAmericans, Dominicans, Cubans). One study found Puerto Ricans have higher current asthma prevalence than Dominicans and other Hispanic subgroups, even when they have the same living environment and a similar socioeconomic status. 18 The reasons for this disparity are not known. In Buffalo, New York, where this study was conducted, Hispanics, most of w...

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Use of Complementary Therapy by Adolescents With Asthma

Abstract: Most adolescents with asthma in this study used CAM. The prevalence of CAM use in this study population was twice the national average for adults.

Cited by 86 publications

References 16 publications

The Patterns Use and Attitudes toward Unconventional Medicine among Saudi Young Adults: Cross Sectional Study

The Patterns Use and Attitudes toward Unconventional Medicine among Saudi Young Adults: Cross Sectional Study

Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Parental Nondisclosure of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Over-the-Counter Medication Use in Children's Asthma Management

Knowledge and Use of Ethnomedical Treatments for Asthma Among Puerto Ricans in an Urban Community

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