泰国HIV阳性患者对补充替代医学的使用情况。

The use of CAM by HIV-positive patients in Thailand.

作者信息

Wiwanitkit V

机构信息

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

出版信息

Complement Ther Med. 2003 Mar;11(1):39-41. doi: 10.1016/s0965-2299(02)00108-5.

DOI:10.1016/s0965-2299(02)00108-5

PMID:12667974

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is common in the general population, including patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Our objective was to determine the frequency of use of CAM by HIV-positive patients in Thailand.

METHODS

During year 2000, we performed an interview survey on 160 HIV-seropositive patients attending Out-Patient Division, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Data were collected on prevalence and patterns of CAM use.

RESULTS

A total of 160 HIV-infected patients (107 males and 53 females) were included of whom 152 (95%) used CAM and 124 (78%) visited a CAM provider. The most common use CAM detected in our study was a ritual remedy from Buddhist temples (128 cases, 84%), followed by a novel regime, a biophysical approach (102 cases, 64%). Most patients used more than one CAM. The most common source of information on CAM was friends. Patients who saw CAM providers made a median of four visits to them per year, compared with 12 visits per year to their primary care physician and nurse practitioner.

CONCLUSION

CAM is frequently used by HIV-positive patients in Thailand and their physicians need to be aware of this possibility.

摘要

背景

补充和替代医学（CAM）在普通人群中普遍使用，包括人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）感染者。我们的目的是确定泰国HIV阳性患者使用CAM的频率。

方法

在2000年期间，我们对朱拉隆功国王纪念医院门诊的160名HIV血清阳性患者进行了访谈调查。收集了CAM使用的患病率和模式的数据。

结果

共纳入160名HIV感染患者（107名男性和53名女性），其中152名（95%）使用CAM，124名（78%）就诊于CAM提供者。在我们的研究中检测到最常见的CAM使用是来自佛教寺庙的仪式疗法（128例，84%），其次是一种新的疗法，一种生物物理方法（102例，64%）。大多数患者使用不止一种CAM。CAM最常见的信息来源是朋友。看CAM提供者的患者每年去他们那里就诊的中位数为4次，而每年去看初级保健医生和执业护士的次数为12次。