Complementary and alternative medicine use among persons with multiple chronic conditions: results from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey
| Autor: | Leauna M. Stone, Oluwadamilola Olaku, Bryan Leyva, Justice Mbizo, Melanie A. Sutton, Anthony Okafor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Complementary Therapies Male medicine.medical_specialty Chronic condition Hypercholesterolemia Psychological intervention Comorbidity Disease Chronic disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Diabetes mellitus Internal medicine Diabetes Mellitus medicine Humans National Health Interview Survey Multiple Chronic Conditions Obesity 030212 general & internal medicine Integrative medicine Aged business.industry Diabetes lcsh:Other systems of medicine General Medicine Middle Aged lcsh:RZ201-999 medicine.disease Health Surveys Complementary and alternative medicine Hypertension Female business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1472-6882 |
| Popis: | Background Although a quarter of Americans are estimated to have multiple chronic conditions, information on the impact of chronic disease dyads and triads on use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is scarce. The purpose of this study is to: 1) estimate the prevalence and odds of CAM use among participants with hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity; and 2) examine the effects of chronic condition dyads and triads on the use of CAM modalities, specifically manipulative and body-based methods, biological treatments, mind-body interventions, energy therapies, and alternative medical systems. Methods Data were obtained from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey and the Adult Alternative Medicine supplement. Statistical analyses were restricted to persons with self-reported hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes, or obesity (n = 15,463). Results Approximately 37.2% of the participants had just one of the four chronic conditions, while 62.4% self-reported multiple comorbidities. CAM use among participants was as follows (p |
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