Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2018 Feb;30:58-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.12.008. Epub 2017 Dec 6.
To determine the frequency of use of different types of CAM among patients who attended outpatient general practices (GP).
CAM use, type, reason, administration, satisfaction, and disclosure to physician were documented by interviewing 360 patients.
A total of 192 individuals (53.3%) reported that they were using or had used at least one form of CAM therapy (a total of 343 CAM therapies). The five most commonly used CAM therapies were, respectively, vitamin supplements (105 subjects, 54.7%), traditional herbal products (80 cases, 41.7%), mineral supplements (58 cases, 30.2%), herbal medicines (49 cases, 25.5%) and dietary therapies (18 cases, 9.4%); 240 therapies (70%) were self-prescribed.
A substantial number of the patients had used CAM on their own; one-third of these patients did not have sufficient knowledge about the therapies used. Health care providers should be aware of this practice by the patients and seek information about CAM usage.
确定在门诊普通诊所就诊的患者中使用不同类型 CAM 的频率。
通过访谈 360 名患者,记录 CAM 的使用、类型、原因、管理、满意度和向医生披露情况。
共有 192 人(53.3%)报告他们正在使用或曾经使用过至少一种形式的 CAM 疗法(共 343 种 CAM 疗法)。使用最多的五种 CAM 疗法分别是维生素补充剂(105 例,54.7%)、传统草药产品(80 例,41.7%)、矿物质补充剂(58 例,30.2%)、草药(49 例,25.5%)和饮食疗法(18 例,9.4%);240 种疗法(70%)是自行开的。
相当数量的患者自行使用了 CAM;其中三分之一的患者对所用疗法的了解不足。医疗保健提供者应该意识到患者的这种做法,并寻求有关 CAM 使用的信息。