Jensen P
Department of Dermatology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Acta Derm Venereol. 1990;70(5):425-8.
In a questionnaire study, 227 patients with atopic dermatitis and 215 with psoriasis, who had used alternative medicine, were asked to state their main reason for trying alternative medicine. The answers indicated that the absence of satisfactory effect of physician-provided therapy was the most decisive factor. Their main information sources on alternative therapies were persons without skin disease, and the mass media. The majority reported no improvement, or even aggravation of their skin disease, as a result of alternative treatments (except for diet changes). These findings emphasize the need for documentation of effect of alternative medicine, as well as for further research and education efforts in order to improve therapy for atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.
在一项问卷调查研究中，227名使用过替代医学的特应性皮炎患者和215名银屑病患者被要求说明尝试替代医学的主要原因。答案表明，医生提供的治疗效果不令人满意是最具决定性的因素。他们关于替代疗法的主要信息来源是没有皮肤病的人以及大众媒体。大多数人报告称，替代治疗（除了饮食改变）导致他们的皮肤病没有改善，甚至加重。这些发现强调了记录替代医学效果的必要性，以及为改善特应性皮炎和银屑病的治疗而进行进一步研究和教育努力的必要性。
