Department of Medical Research, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, No. 2 Minsheng Road, Dalin, Chiayi 62247, Taiwan ; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, No. 155, College Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 3M7.
Department of Otolaryngology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung City 40705, Taiwan ; School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo North Road, Taichung City 40201, Taiwan ; Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Medical University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei 11221, Taiwan.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014;2014:958524. doi: 10.1155/2014/958524. Epub 2014 Oct 28.
Rhinitis is a common medical condition and can seriously impact patients' quality of life. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between disease-specific quality of life and use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities among Taiwanese rhinitis patients. A cross-sectional survey was undertaken at the outpatient department of otolaryngology in a medical center in Taiwan. Sociodemographic information, disease-specific quality of life (Chinese version of the 31-item Rhinosinusitis Outcome Measure, CRSOM-31), and previous use of CAM modalities for treatment of rhinitis of the patients were ascertained. Factor analysis was performed to reduce the number of CAM modalities. The resulting factors were analyzed for their association with CRSOM-31 score using linear regression analyses. Results from the multiple linear regression analyses indicated that Factor 1 (traditional Chinese medicine), Factor 2 (mind-body modalities), Factor 3 (manipulative-based modalities), female sex, and smoking were significantly associated with a worse disease-specific quality of life. In conclusion, various CAM modalities, female sex, and smoking were independent predictors of a worse disease-specific quality of life in Taiwanese patients with rhinitis.
鼻炎是一种常见的医学病症，可严重影响患者的生活质量。本研究旨在探讨台湾地区鼻炎患者疾病特异性生活质量与补充和替代医学（CAM）模式使用之间的关系。在台湾一家医学中心的耳鼻喉科门诊进行了横断面调查。确定了社会人口统计学信息、疾病特异性生活质量（中文版 31 项鼻-鼻窦炎结局测量量表，CRSOM-31）以及患者之前使用 CAM 模式治疗鼻炎的情况。进行了因子分析以减少 CAM 模式的数量。使用线性回归分析，对产生的因子与 CRSOM-31 评分的相关性进行了分析。多元线性回归分析的结果表明，因子 1（中药）、因子 2（身心模式）、因子 3（基于手法的模式）、女性和吸烟与较差的疾病特异性生活质量显著相关。总之，各种 CAM 模式、女性和吸烟是台湾地区鼻炎患者疾病特异性生活质量较差的独立预测因素。
