Gender specific association between the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and alcohol consumption and injuries caused by drinking in the sixth Tromsø study

Autor: Kristina Sivertsen, Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen, Marko Lukic
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Adult
Complementary Therapies
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Recreational Drug
Alcohol Drinking
Cross-sectional study
Alternative medical practitioner
Alternative medicine
030508 substance abuse
Disease
Logistic regression
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Sex Factors
Environmental health
medicine
Humans
Alcohol consumption
Alcohol-related injuries
030212 general & internal medicine
Prospective Studies
Association (psychology)
Aged
Aged
80 and over
CAM
business.industry
The Tromsø study
VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800
General Medicine
lcsh:Other systems of medicine
Middle Aged
lcsh:RZ201-999
Self Care
VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800
Complementary and alternative medicine
Wounds and Injuries
Female
Herbal medicine
0305 other medical science
business
Research Article
Self-treatment
Zdroj: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
ISSN: 1472-6882
Popis: Source at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-018-2301-y. Licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Background: Alcohol is consumed almost worldwide and is the most widely used recreational drug in the world. Harmful use of alcohol is known to cause a large disease-, social- and economic burden on society. Only a few studies have examined the relationship between CAM use and alcohol consumption. To our knowledge there has been no such research in Norway. The aim of this study is to describe and compare alcohol consumption and injuries related to alcohol across gender and different CAM approaches. Methods: The data used in this study is based on questionnaire data gathered from the sixth Tromsø Study conducted between 2007 and 2008. Information on CAM use and alcohol consumption was available for 6819 women and 5994 men, 64.8% of the invited individuals. Pearson chi-square tests and independent sample t-tests were used to describe the basic characteristics of the participants and to calculate the differences between men and women regarding these variables. Binary logistic regression analyses were used to investigate the associations between the different CAM approaches and alcohol consumptions and injuries caused by drinking. Results: Women who drank alcohol more than once a month were more likely to have applied herbal or “natural” medicine and self-treatment techniques (meditation, yoga, qi gong or tai-chi), compared to those who never drank, and those who only drank monthly or less. For women, an association was also found between having experienced injuries caused by drinking and use of self-treatment techniques and visit to a CAM practitioner. No association was found between amount of alcohol consumed and use of CAM approaches. For men, an association was found between injuries caused by drinking and use of herbal or “natural” medicine. Conclusion: The findings from this cross-sectional study suggests that women who drink frequently are more likely to use “natural” medicine and self-treatment techniques. Both men and women who had experienced injuries because of their drinking were more likely to have used CAM approaches.
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