Klepser T B, Doucette W R, Horton M R, Buys L M, Ernst M E, Ford J K, Hoehns J D, Kautzman H A, Logemann C D, Swegle J M, Ritho M, Klepser M E
Division of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City 52242, USA.
Pharmacotherapy. 2000 Jan;20(1):83-7. doi: 10.1592/phco.20.1.83.34658.
We evaluated the demographics and beliefs regarding safety and efficacy of herbal therapy among individuals in Iowa and assessed the willingness to discuss the use of these products with health care providers. We distributed 1300 surveys to two random samples: patients attending eight clinics, and residents of the state (mailing). Data were categorized according to herb use and compared between users and nonusers. The response rate was 61% (794 people), with 41.6% of respondents reporting herb use. They were predominately white women and were likely to have had education beyond high school (p<0.05). Their use of prescription drugs was high (p<0.05). Although users rated safety and efficacy of herbs higher than nonusers (p<0.05), both groups believed that health care providers should be aware of use and would provide this information.
我们评估了爱荷华州居民的人口统计学特征以及他们对草药疗法安全性和有效性的看法，并评估了他们与医疗服务提供者讨论使用这些产品的意愿。我们向两个随机样本发放了1300份调查问卷：八个诊所的患者以及该州居民（通过邮寄方式）。数据根据草药使用情况进行分类，并在使用者和非使用者之间进行比较。回复率为61%（794人），41.6%的受访者报告使用过草药。他们主要是白人女性，且很可能接受过高中以上教育（p<0.05）。他们使用处方药的比例较高（p<0.05）。尽管使用者对草药安全性和有效性的评分高于非使用者（p<0.05），但两组都认为医疗服务提供者应该了解草药的使用情况，并且会提供相关信息。
