Fong David P S, Fong Lee K S
Aust Fam Physician. 2002 Apr;31(4):388-91.
To determine the prevalence of and parental attitudes toward the usage of complementary medicine among the paediatric population of a large regional public hospital in Victoria. Relationships between complementary medicine usage and sociological or medical data of the surveyed families are explored.
One hundred and twenty surveys were handed out and returned from parents of nonsurgical inpatients of the children's ward of the Bendigo Base Hospital. Survey data was supplemented by information available from the hospital medical record.
Thirty-three percent of respondents indicated they used complementary medicine for their inpatient child, and 41% for at least one of their children. Vitamins were more popular and acupuncture less popular than complementary medicine modalities used by their parents. Complementary medicine use was not correlated with: the patient's age; presenting complaint; duration of inpatient stay; or number of previous admissions. Families with children using complementary medicine were more likely to have skilled or professional parents who also used complementary medicine. There was a correlation between children using complementary medicine and inadequate vaccination.
A significant proportion of children are exposed to complementary medicine. Parent, rather than child, characteristics were most strongly correlated with complementary usage.
确定维多利亚州一家大型地区公立医院儿科人群中补充医学的使用情况及家长对此的态度。探讨补充医学使用与被调查家庭的社会学或医学数据之间的关系。
向本迪戈基地医院儿童病房非手术住院患儿的家长发放并回收了120份调查问卷。调查数据由医院病历中的可用信息补充。
33%的受访者表示他们为住院的孩子使用补充医学，41%的受访者表示为至少一个孩子使用补充医学。与家长使用的补充医学方式相比，维生素更受欢迎，针灸不太受欢迎。补充医学的使用与以下因素无关：患者年龄；就诊主诉；住院时间；或既往住院次数。孩子使用补充医学的家庭中，其家长更有可能是熟练工人或专业人士，且这些家长也使用补充医学。孩子使用补充医学与疫苗接种不足之间存在关联。
相当大比例的儿童接触过补充医学。与补充医学使用最密切相关的是家长而非孩子的特征。
